Other Past events

The circular model represents a trillion dollar opportunity in terms of possible material savings, innovation and job creation, improved land productivity and soil health, and green growth. How do we get there? What are the basic principles of circular economy? What are key steps, technologies and skills for a circular future? What are circular business models? What kinds […]

Companies across Europe, the US, China and others that will be covered by burgeoning emissions markets around the world, such as CORSIA, are joining to discuss the cost and regulatory risks associated with the constantly changing regulatory environments. The Carbon Forward 2018 conference and pre-conference EU ETS training day will equip delegates, including companies with […]

What policies help drive green industry? What sectors have the most to gain from greener industrial practices? How can governments administratively and politically manage the green industrial transition, while minimizing potential negative impacts on the economy and workers? What are national examples of successful green structural change? This GGKP webinar will explore these questions with green […]

This pioneering annual event convenes leading actors across the green finance community to help catalyse and support the transition to a green, low-emissions and climate-resilient global economy. For further information, visit the OECD website.

IETA President Dirk Forrister will open the event and share IETA’s expectations and priorities for COP24, followed by a panel discussion with key market experts about expectations for the Katowice climate talks and implications for business. The discussion will explore expectations for the Paris Agreement Rulebook, due for adoption at COP24, with a particular focus […]

Green Budget Europe (GBE), together with the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and the Ex’Tax Project Foundation from the Netherlands, is organizing a high-level seminar on the circular economy. The seminar will discuss the results of a project commissioned by the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra), which looked at the Finnish economy and – based […]

The Katowice Climate Change Conference will include the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC, along with meetings of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the Subsidiary Body for […]

UN Environment, IMF, IFAD, UNCTAD and WTO organised a panel discussion at the COP24 which explored how fiscal policies, financial markets and trade can support countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The event was moderated by Eric Usher, Head, UN Environment Finance Initiative. Panellists included: Margarita Astralaga, Director of the Environment and Climate Division, […]

Has national wealth been miscalculated for decades? Could some countries be wealthier than previously understood because of their natural and social assets? What will happen to our economies if we don't reverse environmental degradation? On 9 January (6:00 PM SAST / 5:00 PM CET), join the Green Economy Coalition, the Green Growth Knowledge Platform, and the Partnership for Action […]

The Third Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) - 'Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Economies'is hosted by the Department of Environmental Affairs of South Africa. It will bring together around 500 innovators and leaders from governments, civil society, private sector, development organizations, media and the general public to highlight and celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship […]