SSDF Conference 2010: Challenges for the Green Economy

• Overview of the day  

• Video pod-casts

• Welcome from SSDF Chair, Evan Williams.

• Speakers

• Case Studies

• Earth Summit 2012 discussions with Stakeholder Forum

• SSDF Annual General Meeting

Challenges for the Green Economy - From local experience to the Earth Summit  

How can Scotland's experience of local green economies inform global policy discussions on sustainable development?  

The day's agenda can be downloaded here.  

The SSDF Conference brought together 80 delegates from business, NGO's, Government, Community Groups and Academia to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Edinburgh. The event was chaired by writer, commentator and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch, who facilitated lively discussions throughout the day.

Speakers

The conference heard from speakers throughout the day:

• Maurice Strong, Former Secretary general of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit - recorded message
• Felix Dodds, Executive Director of the Stakeholder Forum - recorded message
• Belinda Miller, Specialist Advisor on Renewable Energy to the Department of UK Trade and Investment
• Ruth Davis, Chief Policy Advisor to Greenpeace UK

Case Studies: Sustainable Micro-Economies  

Nine case studies of sustainable micro-economies in Scotland were displayed with three of the case studies presented in a morning workshop session.

Presentations were given by:

• Eunice Lancaster, General Manager of DSL Finance
• Nicola Newton, LETS Link West Lothian
• Lukas Lehman, Business manager, Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust 

Tables discussed 'How can green micro-economies grow?' and were asked to identify three ways to enable a greener economy locally. Read the groups' discussions here.

Read more about the 9 Case studies: Sustainable Micro-Economies

Earth Summit 2012 and the Stakeholder Forum

Read more about the UN Earth Summit 2012 at the Earth Summit 2012 website.

The ‘green economy' will be one of the two major themes addressed at the ‘Rio+20' UN Conference on Sustainable Development, also referred to as ‘Earth Summit 2012. As part of the preparations for the conference, the UN Secretary General worked to engage with Member States to inform his report for the Summit. SSDF partnered with Stakeholder Forum to explore current issues surrounding the 'green economy'. The outcomes from the discussions will be shared with the UK government and will help inform their submission. A write-up from the day will be available shortly.

Stakeholder Forum is launching Earth Summit Network News, the newsletter that will keep you informed about developments by the UN, governments and stakeholders in the build-up to Rio+20. Subscribe to the newsletter here.

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