An agenda for action on national green growth policy

This chapter outlines an agenda for action to plan, design and implement green growth policies in developing countries. It provides many practical examples of different policy instruments and mechanisms that are being successfully used in developing countries today. Each of these tools is assessed for its economic, environmental and social implications its uptake in developing countries and lessons learned to inform any future scaling-up or wider use. Tools range from energy subsidy reform, payment for ecosystem services and fiscal instruments to production and procurement standards, certifications, and land tenure regulations. The chapter also reviews the type of cross-cutting policies that will be essential for mainstreaming green growth, especially policies related to investment, innovation and research and development, labour and skills development, and climate change adaptation and resilience. The chapter concludes by reviewing the institutional mechanisms and resources required to govern, develop capacity, implement, measure progress, enforce and learn from the implementation of green growth strategies.