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Accelerate Transition to Low Carbon Economy: Through Good Growth Workstream
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Accelerate Transition to Low Carbon Economy: Through Good Growth Workstream
September 2013 UpdateDr Jeanette Reis (Email: Jeanette@CynnalCymru.com)
Roadmap for Good Growth- Progress
• A roundtable discussion with CCCW and others was held in April 2013
• Followed up with a number of one-to-one meetings.
• Draft proposal submitted to the working group for the (Council for Economic Renewal) CER in May 2013
• Formal submission to the Council for Economic Renewal in June 2013.
• Confirmation to proceed with action plan is expected at the October 2013 CER meeting
Draft Action Plan for Good GrowthA draft action plan has been developed that:
3. Links up existing
activities
2. Leverages Funding
1. Reinforces
sectoral activities
…Which promotes 4 good growth stimuli: 1. Facilitate localisation of
supply chains2. Resource efficiency3. Support of green
innovation 4. Expansion of the
renewable energy mix.
Action Area 1: Re-inforce existing sectoral activities1. Develop an evidence base of
existing stakeholders and initiatives2. Report against a set of good
growth measures building on those already included within the Programme for Government and Sustainable Development indicators
3. Further develop the national characteristics of “Brand Wales” by increasing awareness, engagement and capacity around good growth stimuli
Action Area 2: Leverage Funding
1. Influence expenditure of EU structural funds by contributing to core programme delivery activities
2. Facilitate the development of a green investment portfolio in Wales
Action Area 3: Link Up Existing Activities
1. Use international best practice to identify common objectives across sectors in order to facilitate joint and co-ordinated delivery.
(Eg Common objectives- Localisation of supply chains, resource efficiency, support of green innovation and expansion of the renewable energy mix)
(Eg Int’ll best practice- New Zealand and Ireland strategies for green growth)
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Next Steps• Early Steps:
• Get baseline study underway
• Ongoing:• Continue to raise profile of the work• Keep bringing partners together to
encourage stimuli • Maintain a watching brief and input to WEFO
and green bank initiatives
• Next year:• Manifesto on Good Growth in Wales
(outlining existing activities, success stories, potential for development).
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