The Office of Thought Leadership (TL) plays a critical part in supporting GGGI’s global, regional, and country-level programs and projects by:

• demonstrating GGGI’s leadership in evidence-based program planning and implementation, research, analysis, tools and methodologies, and knowledge dissemination, exchange, and cooperation;
• producing GGGI’s flagship and strategic knowledge products;
• conducting applied or policy research and analysis, and designing and disseminating analytical tools and methodologies;
• overseeing GGGI’s knowledge sharing (South-South cooperation) activities;
• leading climate diplomacy programs and activities;
• providing technical support to operational teams; and
• building and supporting partnerships with academic, research, and development institutions.

The State of Green Growth Report is a flagship report serving as a core part of GGGI’s initiative to promote the model of green growth and to showcase successful country experiences and approaches, supplemented by data, analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Through this report, GGGI will share practical examples of successful approaches to green growth across the GGGI value chain and in multiple thematic areas. The report will also serve as the main vehicle for publishing and promoting results of GGGI’s annual Green Growth Index, describe analysis GGGI has conducted that assists countries in policy and investment decision-making. It will be built on a foundation of practical experience and robust analysis.

This will be the most prominent and widely shared report of GGGI globally in 2019 and beyond. Promotion of the report will be through a select group of “Green Growth Champions” who include Mr. Ban Ki-moon (former UN Secretary General and current President of GGGI’s Assembly and Chair of GGGI’s Council) and six Heads of State.

The objective of the State of Green Growth Report is to provide a high-level platform for explaining, promoting, and ultimately advancing the model of green growth, built on a foundation of practical experience and robust, data-driven, and evidence-based analysis.

Through both print and web-based content, the report will illustrate the current state of green growth adoption and progress, mainly within GGGI’s partner countries on an annual basis. The report will also use narrative text, maps, infographics, and other illustrative designs to cater to a broad audience, in contrast to the Green Growth Index tool which requires guidance and interaction. This approach will lend itself to communicating the impact of GGGI’s programmatic interventions to its donors, potential donors, and partner governments through persuasive messaging, and logical impact pathway narratives.

The State of Green Growth 2019 report will describe strategic approaches and best practices in promoting green growth in each sector. The report will be distinct from GGGI’s Annual Report, which will include specific case studies describing green growth projects and successes, and build off of these stories to describe broader insights and innovations for successfully achieving green growth. The proposed Future of Green Growth can also provide the long-term context for the State of Green Growth.

The general outline of the report is as follows:

Part I. A global mandate for green growth: “why” green growth

• Describing the importance and urgency for green growth
• New section on the macroeconomic case/basis for green growth
• How countries are taking action and what this may lead to in the future
• Efforts to address planetary challenges and national development goals

Part II. Quantifying green growth: an intro to the Green Growth Index

Part III. Green growth in action: “how” green growth is achieved, based on Thematic Strategies – describing the challenge and GGGI’s response and effective approaches

• Transforming energy
• Safeguarding and sustaining landscapes
• Providing sustainable water
• Promoting green cities

Part IV. Green Growth Index 2019

Appendix A: Green Growth Index Framework and Methodology (detail)