Global leaders accelerate green growth action - October 20-21 to see Global Green Growth Forum in Copenhagen

Building on the New York Climate Summit momentum, the fourth Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) is gathering top leaders from all regions of the world to accelerate green solutions and follow-up action.

3GF takes place on 20-21 October 2014 in Copenhagen where governments join hands with leading businesses, investors, cities, international organizations and civil society to engage in knowledge exchange and 11 strategic partnerships.

250-300 top leaders are expected at 3GF, which is hosted by Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. They bring with them enormous potential for change. They can put ideas into global action – at scale and at speed.

This year’s Forum will focus on changing consumption and production patterns and how to stimulate sustainable lifestyles for billions of future middle class consumers. This is critical in order to increase global prosperity for all without compromising opportunities of future generations.

The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Martin Lidegaard, says:

”It is crucial to counter the current pressure on our planet. That is why Denmark is pushing for resource efficiency and green growth. 3GF is a unique platform for this with its focus on practical solutions through partnerships between national authorities, businesses, civil society and international organizations.”

The Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, Mogens Jensen, says:

“We need more innovative partnerships across sectors and borders in order to accelerate a green transition. Many of the solutions are already at hand - for instance on energy efficiency or turning waste into energy. But solutions need to be scaled up and they need to be backed by financing and solid business models. I am very pleased that so many global companies and finance institutions, including from Denmark, are coming to 3GF in order to engage in partnerships.”

The 11 strategic partnerships that will be launched or leveraged at 3GF2014 address the challenges of ensuring sustainable consumption and production for generations to come. They pave the way for sustainable textile production, liveable cities and energy efficiency, circularity of plastics, innovation in food production, off-grid renewable energy, transformation of waste into value, new green procurement standards and much more. And in the Forum’s “Ideas Lab” more solutions are in the pipeline.

Facilitating partnerships between key public and private actors is the cornerstone of 3GF’s work throughout the year. 3GF has developed a unique model that makes it a leading platform for promoting the transition to a green economy. 3GF was initiated by Denmark in 2011 together with Korea and Mexico. Since then China, Kenya, Qatar and Ethiopia have joined the platform.

For more information, visit www.3gf.dk