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G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

A carbon management system of innovation: Towards a circular carbon economy

TF2 - Climate Change and Environment
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Noura Y. Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Alma Alhusseini (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Noura T. Al-Saud (Aeon Collective), Mashael S. Alshalan (Aeon Collective), Maroua Benlahrech (Qatar University), Yoshikazu Kobayashi (Institute of Energy Economics, Japan), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Masakazu Toyoda (Institute of Energy Economics, Japan), Liubov Yaroshenko (En Plus)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Coastal challenges: Mainstreaming climate action in the G20 development agenda

TF2 - Climate Change and Environment
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Prasoon Singh (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India), M. Tabitha Benney (University of Utah), Marzio Galeotti (University of Milan, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Wilfred Lunga (Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)), Christian Otto (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Markus Zimmer (Allianz Research)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Covid-19: An eye opener to upscale investments in sustainable transport to accelerate progress toward a more livable and climate resilient future

TF11 - (COVID-19) Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex Problems Policy Briefs
Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), AHM Mehbub Anwar (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Farhina Pasha (University of Tabuk), Aishah Alatawi (University of Tabuk), Steven Griffiths (Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Khalifa University)
G7 Japan 2023

Critical Minerals for Net-Zero Transition: How the G7 can Address Supply Chain Challenges and Socioenvironmental Spillovers

Wellbeing, Environmental Sustainability, and Just Transition
Policy area: G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023
Nandakumar Janardhanan (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Mustafa Moinuddin (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Simon Høiberg Olsen (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Temuulen Murun (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Satoshi Kojima (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Akio Takemoto (United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)), Upalat Korwatanasakul (School of Social Sciences, Waseda University), Mahesti Okitasari (United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)), Siddharth Goel (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Tom Moerenhout (School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University), Kapil Narula (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA))
G7 Japan 2023

Critical Minerals for Net-Zero Transition: How the G7 can Address Supply Chain Challenges and Socioenvironmental Spillovers

Wellbeing, Environmental Sustainability, and Just Transition
Policy area: G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023
Nandakumar Janardhanan (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Mustafa Moinuddin (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Simon Høiberg Olsen (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Temuulen Murun (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Satoshi Kojima (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Akio Takemoto (United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)), Upalat Korwatanasakul (School of Social Sciences, Waseda University), Mahesti Okitasari (United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)), Siddharth Goel (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Tom Moerenhout (School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University), Kapil Narula (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA))
G20 India 2023

Ensuring Sustainable Supply of Critical Minerals for a Clean, Just and Inclusive Energy Transition

TF-4: Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Kapil Narula (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Harikrishnan Tulsidas (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), Matthew Wittenstein (Energy Division), Rajesh Chadha (Centre for Social and Economic Progress), Ganesh Sivamani (Centre for Social and Economic Progress), Noura Y. Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Isabelle Ramdoo (International Institute for Sustainable Development/Intergovernmental Forum on Mining), Sebastian Sahla (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative), Morgan D. Bazilian (Payne Institute and Professor of Public Policy), Muhammad Khurram Khan (Global Foundation for Cyber Studies and Research)
G20 India 2023

Ensuring Sustainable Supply of Critical Minerals for a Clean, Just and Inclusive Energy Transition

TF-4: Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Kapil Narula (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Harikrishnan Tulsidas (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), Matthew Wittenstein (Energy Division), Rajesh Chadha (Centre for Social and Economic Progress), Ganesh Sivamani (Centre for Social and Economic Progress), Noura Y. Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Isabelle Ramdoo (International Institute for Sustainable Development/Intergovernmental Forum on Mining), Sebastian Sahla (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative), Morgan D. Bazilian (Payne Institute and Professor of Public Policy), Muhammad Khurram Khan (Global Foundation for Cyber Studies and Research)
G20 India 2023

Generating Finance for Blue Economy Transition

TF-6: Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Kapil Narula (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Mark J. Spalding (The Ocean Foundation), Torsten Thiele (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS Potsdam)), Jack Dyer (Blue Economy Future and Lecturer in Marine Resources/Blue Economy), Angelique Pouponneau (Islands and Small States Institute), Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Retd) (National Maritime Foundation)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Investing in universal health systems aimed at Covid-19 and beyond

TF11 - (COVID-19) Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex Problems Policy Briefs
Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Luiz Eduardo Fonseca (Center for Global Health – Fiocruz), Amani Alkofide (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Rym Ayadi (Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)), Viqaruddin Mohammed (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre)

Latest Policy Briefs

Strengthening multilateralism and global governance
Measuring Prosperity Inclusively and Sustainably
This Policy Brief advocates a thorough shift for the G20 from reliance on GDP as an economic yardstick of national performance and conventional measures of corporate profits as a ...
Inclusive digital transformation
5G Emergence In The Global South: Challenges And Policies To Overcome The Digital Infrastructure Gap
Since 2016 G20 has focused on digital connectivity as an economic prosperity driver and the overcoming of multiple social inequalities. Currently, 5G is playing a prominent role in foreign ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Amplifying Digitalisation For Sustainable Agri-food Systems
Ensuring food security emerges as a critical global imperative, particularly in the present and future uncertain geopolitical and economic circumstances. The contemporary agri-food systems heavily depend on international trade, ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Powering Youth Engagement For An Inclusive Digital Economy
This policy brief advocates for youth meaningful engagement in digital economy policy and leverages youth’s perspectives on how to ensure that new digital technologies advance the Sustainable Development Goals ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Toward Universal And Meaningful Connectivity: Strategy To Overcome Affordability Barriers
The challenge of digital affordability persists, with approximately 2.6 billion people, one-third of the global population, still lacking connectivity. While smartphones and broadband access are becoming more affordable in ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Gaps In Digital Financial Inclusion: Lessons For G20
This policy brief aims to construct and analyze indices for access and usage dimensions of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in G20 economies, incorporating demographic characteristics such as gender, age, ...

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