COP26 was described as "our last chance saloon" to save the planet. Over 35,000 delegates from 197 countries travelled to host-city Glasgow, and at the end we had a new climate agreement – the Glasgow Climate Pact, which will set the global cli

The Multi-Billion Dollar Food Opportunity

Dec 7th, 2021 21m 6s

Our food systems are failing us. Over 800 million people are suffering from hunger, while 13% of the world’s population are obese. So what is to blame?Agricultural production follows the money. And 87% of the $540 billion given to agricultural

Building a Fairer Post-Pandemic World

Oct 7th, 2021 29m 49s

It's been said that pandemics act as a "great leveller" – but has that been the case with COVID-19? While it’s created millions of new millionaires – and even so-called “COVID billionaires” – it's also pushed 100 million others into extreme po

Green Recoveries for a Jobs-Rich Future

Aug 31st, 2021 17m 56s

This month: reflections from PAGE@ HLPF 2021. How can governments grasp the opportunity to turn economic recovery into long-term, sustainable economic transformation - while also advancing on the SDGs? (The answer: a mix of finance, private sec

Symptoms of Change for Green Jobs in Peru

Jul 26th, 2021 29m 2s

Peru stands at a crossroads. Three-quarters of its workers are informal or self-employed. The country’s diverse natural resources–which serve as the backbone of its economy and labour market–are also under threat.So what is it doing to change

Are We Building Back Better?

Jun 18th, 2021 46m 31s

Just over a year ago, as COVID-19 was causing personal, social and economic devastation across the world, government leaders were quick to announce their plans to “build back better” as part of a green recovery.At the time, we all listened. Bu

From Lines to Loops for a Circular Economy

May 12th, 2021 45m 24s

Take, make, dispose, repeat. Those four words underpin everything that we do in our daily lives. But at what cost to people, and our planet? COVID-19 has highlighted the wastefulness of our current economic model. So how do we embrace the switc

Financing a Nature-Positive Economy

Mar 31st, 2021 47m 8s

COVID-19 is the product of a biodiversity crisis, and has shown that impacts from nature can be more devastating and immediate than those from climate change. To reset our relationship with nature – and avoid financing ourselves into extinction

Addressing the Unemployment Crisis

Feb 26th, 2021 40m 26s

COVID-19 has caused a seismic shift in the world of work. With up to 500 million jobs said to be lost due to the impacts of the pandemic, how can green jobs reverse this trend? Why must governments ensure that a green recovery leaves no worker

From Soundbite to Action

Jan 27th, 2021 43m 10s

In 2020, the world agreed on the need for a green recovery from COVID-19. Now in 2021, the focus turns towards implementing it in practice. But how? What policies can we take inspiration from? And how have governments been approaching this chal

Unpacking a Green Recovery

Dec 16th, 2020 43m 16s

An increasing number of policymakers, financiers and economists have joined the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in calling for a green recovery from COVID-19. But what does this actually mean? What obstacles will we have to ov

Strategic Development of Green Industrial Policy with Edward Clarence-Smith

Jul 15th, 2020 17m 8s

In this episode, Colm Hastings (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) sits down with Edward Clarence-Smith (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) to discuss some of the key steps and policy processes behind the strat

Industrial Policy: Challenges and Opportunities with Tilman Altenburg

Jul 15th, 2020 24m

In this first episode, Colm Hastings (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) sits down with Tilman Altenburg (German Development Institute) to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that "traditional" industrial policy ap

Green Industrial Policy and Trade with Colette van der Ven

Jul 15th, 2020 24m 31s

In this final episode, Colm Hastings (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) sits down with Colette van der Ven (TULIP Consulting, Sidley Austin LLP) to discuss the complex interface of green industrial policy and trade, including

Green Industrial Policy: Conceptual Foundations with Tilman Altenburg

Jul 15th, 2020 27m 14s

In this episode, Colm Hastings (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) sits down with Tilman Altenburg (German Development Institute) to discuss some of the conceptual foundations behind - and justifications for - green industrial