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Engagement on Stockholm +50 Leadership Dialogues
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PAGE is supporting consultations for the Leadership Dialogue 3 focused on
“Accelerating the implementation of the environmental dimension of Sustainable Development in the context of the Decade of Action”.
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Registrations open soon for PAGE Summer School on Green Industry for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development
The UNIDO-led Summer School provides participants with an understanding of green industrial policy as a tool for accelerating a green economic transformation, together with an opportunity to learn and discuss how industries, and specifically SMEs, can overcome key challenges that prevent them from adopting green industry-related products and services. The course starts with the self paced on-line Green Industrial Policy course, followed by an advanced instructor-led online course on green industry for a select number of participants (between 26-29 July 2022).
Applications are open from the 2nd week of May until 15 June 2022..
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PAGE partner One Planet Network webinar launches publication on Sustainable Lifestyles
The new Policy Brief, ¨Enabling Sustainable Lifestyles in a Climate Emergency ¨ offers insights on what forces shape our lifestyles and offers structural solutions such as choice-editing that can help governments and businesses kick start the transition to sustainable lifestyles. Join on May 9th 14.30-15.45 CEST and learn more about how policy change can enable sustainable lifestyles.
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PAGE is actively engaged in the upcoming Stockholm +50 Conference on June 2-3, including with an official Side-Event.
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¨Our responsibility, Our Opportunity: Revisiting Economics and Finance to Accelerate Action for People and Planet¨
Official Side-Event
UNEP, ILO, UNDP, UNIDO & UNITAR under the auspices of the United Nations Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), together with funding partners, partner countries, and partner initiatives are co-organising official side-event at Stockholm +50.
Linear and fossil-based economic and finance models of the past are no-longer an option in a world of increasing planetary crisis, climate risks, growing socioeconomic uncertainties, inequalities and poverty. These times of multiple and interconnected global crises call for broad-based partnerships that address economic, social and environmental dimensions in tandem that create resilience, sufficiency and increased capacities for human wellbeing and prosperity.
The event is expected to identify key actions and actors and raise awareness and commitment in areas such as macroeconomic policy reform, enabling policy environments, broadening inter-agencies partnerships and mechanisms for promoting learning and knowledge sharing.
Date and time to be announced shortly.
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Tax deductions reverted into private investments on green infrastructure of Peru
PERU - UNDP with additional PAGE funds and in collaboration with BIOFIN is supporting the mechanism for Public Works for Tax (WxT) Deductions in Peru. PAGE through BIOFIN conducted an initial study that identified 23 companies, out of which 50 per cent wish to use the mechanism to finance natural infrastructure of nearly USD 15 million.
This mechanism holds a great potential for funding green infrastructure and projects related to biodiversity and ecosystem services with private sector funds. The unique investment mechanism was devised by the Peruvian Government in 2008 and allows private firms to “pay” a portion of their income taxes in advance in the form of public works—from public buildings to transport infrastructure and beyond.
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Argentinean Productivity Plan 2030 for inclusive and green transition is announced
ARGENTINA - The government announced its "Productivity Plan 2030" entailing 10 "Missions¨ that will mobilize the country´s productive potential to tackle some of the country´s socio economic, technology and environmental challenges ahead. PAGE and ILO country teams advocated before the Argentinean National Cabinet of Climate Change on the importance of Inclusive Green Economic transformation and creation of green jobs.
The 10-mission-package was design-based on a concept laid by leading economist Mariana Mazzucato. It shall orient key economic sectors such as agriculture, transport, tourism, and mining, for instance, for an increased adherence to sustainable production patterns that are in line with the environmental challenges of the 21st century.
The President and Secretary of Social Affairs Secretary stated that the first ¨Mission¨ consigned by the government´s Plan aims to "develop the green economy for a just environmental transition".
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Implementation of National programme on Green Jobs in Senegal
SENEGAL - Forty participants took part on the workshop for the validation of the operational directory of green jobs and occupations in Senegal, organized by ILO and UNITAR, in partnership with the Directorate of Employment, on March 29. The directory is key for enabling labor market actors (both in the public and private sectors) to better identify, express and meet their green skills needs, while guiding the training sector in the development of programs in line with demand.
Attendees of the education and vocational training segments, governance bodies and clusters, administration services in charge of employment policy and integration, technical and financial partners were able to share and discuss this reference document, which provides a list of green professions in priority sectors of the country´s economic activity.
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Public universities in Mato Grosso launch the first
joint green economy course
MATO GROSSO, Brazil - Students signed up to the first Green Economy course of its kind in the State of Mato Grosso in April. The interdisciplinary course consists of two stages, a self-paced foundational module and a supervised module within which participants develop a pilot project promoting green economy principles in their respective areas of interest. The best project designs will be able to apply for further support via the implementing universities’ incubation programs.
The course is the fruit of an integrated exercise to examine and strengthen the learning ecosystem for sustainability in Mato Grosso. The so-called Green Economy Learning Assessment, completed under PAGE in 2020, recommended various actions to address knowledge and skills needs in the State, including the development of an academic-grade offering to train the next generation of decisionmakers and change agents. Under the motto of “preparing tomorrow's innovators”, UNITAR and a consortium of four public universities (UFMT, UNEMAT, IFMT, UFR), developed the course jointly with support fromSETEC and PROFNIT. The first – and oversubscribed – edition of the course is held between 18 April and 4 June, with further editions envisaged by local partners after PAGE.
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PAGE/Imvelisi Post Bootcamp Mentoring Programme
SOUTH AFRICA - PAGE is providing tailored individual mentoring and coaching to 8 enviroprenuers in South Africa with the objective of enhancing the local enterprises´ green business plan implementation. Each Enviroprenuer has an allocated mentor and coaching sessions over 4 months. The programmed is designed to support green economic ventures in key economic sectors such as renewable energy, climate smart agriculture, waste, water, biodiversity and greening of manufacturing; and towards implementing the SDGs.
The PAGE/ Imvelisi Enviroprenuers Awards Ceremony was held on Friday 3 December 2021, and a total of 3 winners and 5 runners-up was announced. PAGE technical support forms part of the broader green recovery activities in South Africa with a focus on mitigating the socio-economic impact of the pandemic.
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Circular Economy Plan and new policy instruments validated by Argentinean Ministries
ARGENTINA - PAGE released three assessments on behalf of the Ministry of Productive Development. The initiatives led by UNIDO had the participation of several national institutes and consultants, also involving a wide array of country´s stakeholders, such as sector chambers and employers´ representatives.
The Fiscal Impact Assessment and the Feasibility Studies on the implementation of the Digital System for Circular Economy and Industry Waste carried out in 2021 were validated at inter-ministerial level. These will set the background for the development of the National Circular Economy Plan, also supporting sectoral and policy reforms under the National Plan for Green Industrial Development in Argentina.
PAGE support to the development of the National Circular Economy Plan In Argentina together with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was initiated through the first National Dialogue High Level Dialogue on Just Transition held in 2020.
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Meeting 20230 Sustainable Mobility Targets through Green Recovery
ARGENTINA - The 4th edition of the Green Recovery scenarios in Argentina conducted in April that has surveyed of sectoral challenges for the labour adaptation to a green recovery. Union and employers’ organizations in the automotive sector have identified challenges to the onboarding of current providers of the job-rich local manufacturing industry into the green transition such as the new industrial requirements of the hybrid, electric and hydrogen car industry. The 3rd mission of the Productivity Plan 2030 will instruct Argentina´s sector reforms for meeting the sustainable mobility targetsby 2030 by helping to bring about different policy milestones in the transportation and automotive segments. Argentina is one of the global players in automobile industry and holds the 2nd largest lithium global reserves.
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Strategy for implementation of Senegal Nationally Determined Contributions on the post-Covid
SENEGAL - In collaboration with the Direction of Environment and classified establishments, the ILO organised a workshop on April 1 to validate the impact study of Covid 19 on the country´ s NDCs as well as the proposed implementation strategy post-Covid. The study identified the technical and social measures that could be integrated into the Senegal´s contributions to climate protection in priority sectors such as industry, energy, agriculture, livestock, water resources and fisheries.Official publication will orient the strategic pathway for the green recovery.
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Publication will inform decision-making for Green Recovery
Senegal is currently developing a strategy for mobilising the private sector around projects that will serve as a lever for the inclusive green economy.
ILO organized a workshop on March 23 to present and validate the report on the development of a strategic orientation document for the green recovery in Senegal. The publication will inform decision-making on issues such as green taxation, sustainable public procurement, and support for young business entrepreneurs for market access. The activity was part of the green recovery program supported by PAGE.
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PERU - Public Works for Tax (WxT) Deductions in Peru released two audiovisual materials as part of the Peruvian Ministry of Environment´s communication strategy to promote public investment in natural infrastructure and ecosystem services.
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MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL - PAGE Mato Grosso-Brazil has launched its new website and a series of print and audiovisual campaign materials to promote the results of the initiative in the country and raise public awareness.
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In 2022, we continue our joint work after UNEA-5.2, welcoming new partners and highlighting pathways to a green and inclusive economic transformation at important milestones including Stockholm+50, the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the COPs. Join us!
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Launched in 2013, the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) seeks to put sustainability at the heart of economic policies and practices to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. PAGE supports countries and regions in reframing economic policies and practices around sustainability to foster economic growth, create income and jobs, reduce poverty and inequality, and strengthen the ecological foundations of their economies.
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