Lead organizer: German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)

This side event will discuss pathways to a sustainable future by drawing on countries’ experiences and major reports by the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) and the World Bank.

The WBGU will share key findings from “Worlds in Transition – A Social Contract for Sustainability,” which outlines the concepts of a new social contract for sustainability and 'great transformations', identifies opportunities and barriers to change, and recommends relevant policies for transformation management. In particular the WBGU will discuss the needed transformation of the energy system.

Similarly, the World Bank will draw on “Inclusive Green Growth: The Pathway to Sustainable Development” to build the economic case for green growth, a necessary input into sustainable development. The Bank will argue that greener growth is necessary, efficient, and affordable, and should focus on what needs to happen in the next five to 10 years to avoid getting locked into unsustainable paths and causing irreversible environmental damage.
Narratives from Vietnam and Morocco will contextualize these analytical views in the ongoing efforts of developing countries to devise and implement green growth strategies, providing policymakers, advocates, and leaders from industry and finance the conceptual framework and practical understanding needed to make growth processes greener, avert worst-case scenarios for resource depletion, and achieve sustainable development.

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