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).