Ongoing data collection is needed to evaluate and monitor the transition towards green growth Green growth indicator development requires progress on two fronts: methodological development and addressing data gaps. Conceptual development of green growth indicators continues, including for six headline indicators intended to help articulate and monitor central elements of green growth (Figure 2). That progress must be matched by country efforts to ensure data availability and quality, to ensure that the lack of good data does not hamper indicator production and use, and to support efforts to track progress. The role of national statistics agencies is vital, as measurability remains a challenge for many countries. Governments should
a ccelerate efforts to ensure data availability and quality. Priority areas are internationally-comparable, environmental-economic accounts, such as accounts of air emissions and natural resources, and data on the state of the environment, such as biodiversity and ecosystem health, and air and water quality continue efforts to advance indicator methodologies.
Figure 2 – headline indicators for green growth
TRANSITION TO A RESOURCE-EFFICIENT, LOW-CARBON ECONOMY How efficient is the use of environmental resources and services?
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF LIFE How are environment conditions impacting on human well-being? What kind of access does the public have to environmental services and amenities? Population exposure to air pollution (PM 2.5) (health impacts of environmental degradation and related costs)
Carbon productivity Non-energy material (resource) productivity Environmentally-adjusted, whole-economy (multi-factor) productivity
NATURAL ASSET BASE Are environmental and economic resources being preserved, to support future growth? Natural resource index Changes in land cover and use (pressures on biodiversity and ecosystems)
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green growth indictors, 2011 Green Growth Strategy
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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND EFFECTIVE POLICY How effective is current green growth policy? Are the economic opportunities associated with the transition being seized?
Headline indicator to be determined
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headline indicators developed since 2011 to raise awareness, measure progress, identify opportunities and risks
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