The findings of the recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report undoubtedly show that the earth is on the brink of irreversible disaster. Global Green Growth Institute’s President and Chair, H.E. Ban Ki-moon, has been constantly and consistently raising the questions with world leaders to take more ambitious climate actions. There are too many initiatives and commitments at global, regional, national, and decentralized levels around the world. Alarmingly, most of them are not ambitious enough to create substantial change and be game changers. Addressing the sustainability crisis requires impactful policies and climate solutions that match the scale and the magnitude of the issues. There is hope, says the IPCC, to bring temperatures back below the 1.5°C threshold by the end of the century. But we must act now and fast. The next seven years is our best “window of opportunity” to focus on bold, transformative changes that will define our futures.

The 2023 edition of GGGI’s global flagship conference – Global Green Growth Week– brings together policymakers, investors, innovators, thought leaders, and delivery agents from public and private sector to offer solutions ready to scale that can achieve the needed green growth transformation in the next seven years.