Can Green Growth Solve Climate Change?

Debate at the Overseas Development Institute, 20th March 2019

Without urgent action, the global consequences of climate change will be devastating. Yet despite the environmental impact of rapid economic growth, increasing GDP (Gross Domestic Product) continues to remain the priority for countries around the world. So what is the future of economic growth? Can we achieve green growth that marries rapid environmental transformation with ever-rising financial returns? Or is it time to create economies that enable us to thrive, rather than grow, in order to stand a real chance at tackling climate change?

Chair
James Cameron - Chair, ODI Board

Speakers
Michael Liebreich - Chairman and CEO, Liebreich Associates, Founder, Bloomberg NEF and Visiting Professor, Energy Futures Lab, Imperial College London

Kate Raworth - Author, Doughnut Economics and Senior Visiting Research Associate, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford