Mainstreaming green economies: pitching to people and power
The annual meeting of the Green Economy Coalition, of which IIED is a member, saw leaders from civil society, media, policy and business assess and discuss the status of the transition to green economies. See how the event unfolded below
Interested in the green economy? Civil society, media, policy & business leaders will discuss mainstreaming today --> http://www.iied.org/mainstreaming-green-economies-pitching-people-power …
Coverage of the @GECoalition meeting will begin at 9.45am. Tell us your views on green economies using #GECdialogues pic.twitter.com/Nl7rA8VgvP
#GEdialogue looking forward to hearing from the speakers @IIED @GECoalition today. Creating pitches to people & power should be interesting
Proud to be hosting the @GECoalition in Chartered Accountants' Hall for the next two days #GECdialogue pic.twitter.com/dqAhY4bWKw- RT @GECoalition: @GECoalition's Oliver Greenfield: "Green economic reform needs collaboration" #GECdialogue
Our Head of CR, @PeterC_tweet, is at "Mainstreaming green economies" ( http://ow.ly/AVNf6 ) today. Follow the discussions on #GECdialogue- Greenfield: We need to take the conversation on green economies into the boardrooms, into homes, and into the pub #GECdialogue
.@UNEP's Fulai Sheng is addressing #GECdialogue on the acceleration of green economy national plans pic.twitter.com/p7UmdCBDD8- Sheng: 68 countries are now actively pursuing green economy policies. "This is not a fad, it's a milestone" @UNEP #GECdialogue
Here's the scene @ICAEW as the #CEDdialogue event addresses mainstreaming green economies --> http://www.iied.org/mainstreaming-green-economies-pitching-people-power … pic.twitter.com/p0LiKAZMuQ- Fulai Sheng: "Green economies are going to be here for some time. @UNEP is trying to provide practical guidance/blueprints" #GECdialogue
@UNEP 's @shengfulai: @GECoalition "a phenomenal network of institutions aiming to bring people into green economy discourse" #GECdialogue- .@Sir_David_King, UK's special representative for #climatechange, discussing the politics & its relevance to economic reform #GECdialogue
China emissions have decreased 5 % over past year - Sir David King @GECoalition- In February, @GECoalition brought together civil society, research & policy reps to discuss green economy challenges: http://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/updates/real-green-economies-report-now-out …
- #climatechange leadership is starting to happen, says @Sir_David_King, with China & US meeting for agreement. But lots unclear #GECdialogue
@GECoalition @IIED @SirDavidKing Green economy (GE) must talk on the Green governance, ignoring it, GE itself could not do stated work.
"No country will take position on climate change unless it helps their economy" #GEDialogue pic.twitter.com/840t3AQoC2- King: "I'm an optimist, I'm in this job because I'm an optimist but [success is] going to need significant political leadership #GECdialogue
- "This pattern of unplanned urban sprawl is not good for the economy or the climate" says @skc32 #GECdialogue
@NewClimateEcon will launch a ten point action plan on how to move to #greeneconomy for the world #GECdialogue pic.twitter.com/K06cg8KhGp- "All around the world there are political changes making [transition to green economies] much more likely" says @skc32 #GECdialogue
GEC forum: Fascinating predictions from @Sir_David_King on strong possibility of US-China led climate agreement- FEEDBACK: What are your views on the topics being discussed at today's @GECoalition event? Let us know and have your say! #GECdialogue
- .@mleach_ids: "It’s tempting to say there are little, local solutions, but that’s where it stops..." (1/2) #GECdialogue
- MT @GECoalition: @mleach_ids "Citizen mobilisation and networking vital to the green economy transition we need." #GECdialogue (2/2)
While #GECdialogue continues, @scriberian is working on "Telling the story of the transition to greener economies" pic.twitter.com/6RaLEyObsr- Some pertinent questions are now being asked regarding the positive storytelling of the transition to green economies... #GECdialogue
- David Woolacombe of @PeaceChild: "What we’re missing in the Hans Christian Andersen [approach]. New innovative ways of storytelling needed"
- .@_charlesperry: "79 countries have now reached grid parity of solar, and the UK isn't one of them. Leadership starts at home" #GECdialogue
- .@abbiepalache "We need to build the story of the shift to a #greeneconomy around the things we love" (1/2) #GECdialogue
Fulai Sheng, UNEP, admits international institutions are poor at storytelling on the green economy #GECdialogue- .@abbiepalache ..."So we view #forests as something we love, not just a financial resource" (2/2) #GECdialogue
- On the point expressed by @abbiepalache, here's a relevant blog on #forests & 'love-infused sustainable development': http://www.iied.org/sustainable-development-requires-infusion-love …
- .@shengfulai: "We need help from media (many are here) to tell us how to tell the [positive green economy] stories effectively" #GECdialogue
In deep conversation #GECdialogue pic.twitter.com/veOfUN6EQp- There is a slight break at the @GECoalition #GECdialogue event as participants create #greeneconomy story pitches
- Participants are now pitching #greeneconomy stories to targeted audiences for the approval of a 'Dragons' Den' #GECdialogue
- Unusual conference, this. Tables invited to pitch answers to the big question. My table got as far as redefining the q #gecdialogue
Here are the intimating dragons in their den! Including @hlovins and @_richardblack #GECdialogue pic.twitter.com/WT60EgpfSv
Pitching to people and power at #GECdialogue pic.twitter.com/wYMyadfZ4q
.@rsagroup's @PeterC_tweet pitches business storytelling. About being sector/company/industry-specific #GECdialogue pic.twitter.com/fXrDPAeuun- RT @Waterwise: @rtcc_megan the main barrier to green economy is the lack of real green finance #GECdialogue
- Great #greeneconomy pitch by @_charlesperry: "We need a power shift in favour of the facilitators over the obstructors" #GECdialogue
- Pitch from Margreet van Doodewaaard @hivos at #GECdialogue: "It’s the green & fair economy, stupid. It’s a given, it’s not going to go away"
#GECdialogue the green economy coalition strategy meeting Stanislav Shmelev speech @Environment_Art pic.twitter.com/QQguvq581h- .@hlovins not impressed by the GE pitches. "Y’all suck! I heard one story! What is the story for 100% of the whole world?" #GECdialogue
- .@hlovins talking to the @GECoalition "We don't have time on green economy, and it's the one thing we need" #GECdialogue
@GECoalition Genius of Hunter Lovins - create the compelling alternative narrative to Chicago School- Strong stuff from @hlovins, highlighting Russell Brand's 'revolution' @BBCNewsnight interview with Jeremy Paxman... (1/2) #GECdialogue
- .@hlovins You really want revolution. Sarah Palin shoots better than you! In revolution we lose so what's our story to compete? #GECdialogue
- .@James_BG: "You sell a story with a headline. We’ve heard at #GECdialogue a precise picture of the current situation..." (1/2)
- .@James_BG: "...but still no headline, so still no story" (2/2) #GECdialogue
- RT @GECoalition: @James_BG: "Media coverage of green issues much better now than 5 years ago with more positive stories" #GECDialogue
- The basic story elements from @hlovins: We care about people so a story has to have protagonist - a hero or heroine. And a plot #GECdialogue
- MT @lizcarlile @hlovins pushes us much harder on what narrative we really have to compete with that around individual liberty? #GECdialogue
- RT @lizcarlile: @James_BG says Clean Tech sector needs to own the good news story like the IT sector did twenty years ago #GECdialogue
- It’s crunch time @ #GECdialogue! Equity is clear winner in audience vote on how to sell story of #greeneconomy. Environment the clear loser
- .@GECoalition asks where to focus efforts to take #greeneconomy story mainstream? Audience votes Dialogue over Advocacy & Evidence Gathering
Here are the results of @GECoalition's question on where to focus to take #greeneconomy story mainstream #GECdialogue pic.twitter.com/AIWXMIGSH2
