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Indicators for Green Economy and Green Policies

Indicators for Green Economy and Green Policies. Andrea M.Bassi , Ph.D . Founder and CEO, KnowlEdge Srl Astana , November 14, 2013. 1. Introduction.

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Indicators for Green Economy and Green Policies

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  1. Indicators for Green Economy and Green Policies Andrea M.Bassi, Ph.D. Founder and CEO, KnowlEdgeSrl Astana, November14, 2013

  2. 1. Introduction We recognize that progress towards the achievement of [sustainable development] goals needs to be assessed and accompanied by targets and indicators while taking into account different national circumstances, capacities and levels of development. “The Future We Want”, Rio+20 Conference, 2012

  3. 1. Introduction The GE definition includes: • Increased human well-being and social equity, • Reduced environmentalrisks and ecologicalscarcities. These factors need to be measured in a comprehensive manner: • The state of a green economy and how it is reached; • The way a green economy is applied in policymaking processes to deliver on this global agenda.

  4. 1. Introduction Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP)

  5. 1. Introduction Multiple dividends?

  6. 2. Green Economy Indicators Key criteria to be fulfilled: • Policy Relevance • Analytical Soundness • Measurability • Usefulness in communication Source: OECD, 2011

  7. 2. Green Economy Indicators

  8. 2a. Policy and Indicators Indicators are needed in all phases of the policy cycle, in particular: • Issue Identification • Environmental issues and targets • Policy Formulation • Policy interventions, costs and effectiveness • Policy Assessment • Expected policy impacts across sectors and actors • Policy Monitoring & Evaluation • Actual impacts on well-being and equity

  9. 2a. Policy and Indicators

  10. 2a. Policy and Indicators

  11. 2b. Indicators for Issue Identification

  12. 2c. Indicators for Policy Formulation

  13. 2d. Indicators for Policy Assessment Analyze impacts on well-being

  14. 2f. Current Initiatives Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP)

  15. 2f. Current Initiatives UNEP’s GE Indicators

  16. 2f. Current Initiatives System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) - UNSD • Launched by the UN Statistics Division, SEEA contains the internationally agreed standard concepts, definitions, classifications, accounting rules and tables for producing internationally comparable statistics on the environment and its relationship with the economy. • The SEEA Central Framework (2012) was adopted the as the first international standard for environmental-economic accounting • The objective is to integrate environmental information into the System of National Accounts (SNA)

  17. 2f. Current Initiatives • TEEB is a global initiative focused on drawing attention to the economic benefits of ecosystems. • Through series of reports, it highlights the cost of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation • Brings together expertise from ecology, economics and development to support the mainstreaming of biodiversity and ecosystem considerations into policy making. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)

  18. 2f. Current Initiatives Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) • CICES is an initiative of the European Environment Agency (EEA) • It is developed in coordination with SEEA and TEEB • Three Draft versions elaborated • Version 4 currently under discussion

  19. 2f. Current Initiatives • WAVES is a global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that the national accounts used to measure and plan for economic growth include the value of natural resources • It brings together a broad coalition of UN agencies, governments, international institutes, nongovernment organisations and academics Wealth Accounting and the Evaluation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES)

  20. 2f. Current Initiatives GGGI Green GrowthIndicators

  21. 2f. Current Initiatives World Bank Genuine Savings Indicators • Measure how wealth changes through savings rather than consumption. • Gross national savings are adjusted for changes in all assets: • depreciation of produced capital • net additions to human capital through education expenditures • depletion of natural resources • future losses owing to carbon emissions • damages to human health from PM10 emissions.

  22. Thank you!For more information you can find me at:andrea.bassi@ke-srl.com

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