National context of IGE

Question 1

To green the economy, there is a ‘one size fits all’ for all countries.

True or false.

Answer 1

False: it is specific to each country and relies on development stage.

Question 2

Define ‘greening’ the economy.

Answer 2

Reducing the negative environmental and social externalities of economic activity by incentivising industries to adopt eco-friendly production patterns.

Question 3

All sectors have equal greening potential.

True or false?

Answer 3

False: some sectors have higher greening potential than others.

Question 4

The method of transition to IGE will be different for countries at different development stages.

What should the least developed economies focus on?

Answer 4

Leapfrogging to build up sustainable production in natural / human capital.

Question 5

Give an example of an LDC leapfrogging as part of their transition to IGE.

Answer 5

Uganda

In 2004 they introduced an organic standard

In 2009 they introduced organic agricultural policy

This promoted access to markets for farmers through value-added production

Question 6

The method of transition to IGE will be different for countries at different development stages.

What should emerging economies focus on?

Answer 6

Accelerating towards greenness

These countries are already industrialised, so they must green existing industry and raise awareness of sustainable production / consumption to upgrade value chains.

Question 7

Give an example of an emerging economy accelerating to greenness as part of their transition to IGE.

Answer 7

India

Set a target of achieving 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022

Have invested in large-scale solar and offshore wind

Question 8

The method of transition to IGE will be different for countries at different development stages.

What should advanced economies focus on?

Answer 8

Leading the decarbonisation of major sectors like energy, transport and green consumption.

Must also facilitate responsible investments.

Question 9

Give an example of an advanced economy leading decarbonisation as part of their transition to IGE.

Answer 9

They have a national strategy to phase-out fossil fuels.

They are also training residential energy system installers on energy efficiency.