04/05/2018 Warming up for a Green Future Foresight

I am optimistic about the future There are massive opportunities for private sector led Green Growth There are too many obstacles to have a performing business environment for Green Growth I am pessimistic about the future

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What would be your future green jobs creation quote? Discuss at your table Decide on the best quote and write it on a post-it Share your historical quote about the Green Jobs Future with the audience www.itcilo.org International Training Centre

Green Knowledge Expedition (1-2-4-all) Challenges Success Factors Knowledge Gaps

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Through the Foresight Lens

Step 1 Identify drivers of change for the business environment in your countries. www.itcilo.org International Training Centre

Drivers of change Automated driving Alternative fuel Clean energy Energy storing devices Networked Economy Internet of things Paris Climate agreement Global Supply Chains Sharing and circular economy Robotics Artificial Intelligence …

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R.I.P. In about 20 years of now which object/thing/product will disappear ?

DAY 3: Back to the future

Green Knowledge Expedition (1-2-4-all) Challenges Success Factors Knowledge Gaps

Selected challenges from the Africa Forum

Challenge 1 : legal frameworks Lack of legislation and incentives which supports utilization or introduction of new technologies and innovations that support preservation of the environment". This results in overlooking the need to develop skills that are needed to use new technologies hence widening skills gaps and limited employability of the population mostly the youth and women .........   Example - building codes and standard in Zambia does not recognize installation of solar water geyser in design of the house. 

Challenge 2: walk the talk, talk the walk We talk and talk about green jobs and green growth, but is the political will and institutional commitment there? If it is, why don't government just legislate to change our behaviour"?

Challenge 3: consumption patterns Is the promotion of green trade and industry really making any difference if WE don't change our choices and behaviour as consumers"?

Challenge 4: Private sector engagement How to engage with business and private sector on a green growth agenda? How profit and environmental concerns can go hand in hand?

Challenge 5: Scaling up Although (sub)sectoral approaches have proven te be effective how can we scale them up across the entire economy? How do we scale up small innovative projects that had a large impact?

Challenge 6: Policy coherence How to create income and jobs addressing inequality and protecting the environment simultaneously? What policy instruments can address this?

Challenge 7: Adaptive capacity "If we don't have a planet B do we perhaps have a Planet C"? If the green growth agenda does not work what is the alternative?

Challenge 8: Skills upgrade How to equip the private sector with people with the right skills for the transition towards the green economy?

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