Fostering Sustainable Transitions
- February 28 (Wed), 2024
- 09:00-09:15
Registration
- 09:15-09:30
Opening Session
- Welcoming Remarks Richard Damania, Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group, World Bank
- Congratulatory Remarks Il Young Park, Korea Executive Director, World Bank
- Opening Remarks Jongkyu Lee, Senior Vice President, KDI
- 09:30-10:30
Session 1: Strategies for Sustainable Green Transition
- Moderator Richard Damania, Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group, World Bank
- Presentation 1 Strategic Roadmap for Korea’s Green Transition: Challenges and PathwaysJungwook Kim, Executive Director, Center for International Development, KDI
- Presentation 2 Harmonizing Low Carbon Transition with Macroeconomic Policy Kevin Carey, Climate Economics Program Manager, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Practice Group, WB
- Panel Discussion and Q&A
- 10:30-10:45
Coffee Break
- 10:45-12:00
Session 2: Implementing Effective Green Transition Policies
- Moderator Jongkyu Lee, Senior Vice President, KDI
- Presentation 1 Just Transition in Korea: Regional Vulnerability Hyunseok Kim, Research Fellow and Director, Division of Public Investment Evaluation, KDI
- Presentation 2 Just Transition in Regional Perspectives Nancy Lozano Gracia, Lead Economist, Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank
- Presentation 3 Building Sustainable Green CitiesMark Roberts, Lead Urban Economist, Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice, World Bank
- Presentation 4 Valuing Natural Capital: Tools and Policies Stefanie Onder, Assistant Professor, American University
- Panel Discussion and Q&A
- 12:00-13:30
Lunch break
- 13:30-15:00
Session 3: Financing the Green Transition
- Moderator Jason Daniel Russ, SD Senior Economist, WB
- Presentation 1 Enhancing Korea's Carbon Pricing Mechanism Yeochang Yoon, Research Fellow, Dept. of Industry and Market Policies, KDI
- Presentation 2 Mission of KCS, a KCCI’s carbon crediting program YoungJun Cho, Executive Director, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Presentation 3 Enhancing Regulatory Frameworks to Support the Green TransitionSaskia de Vries, Practice Manager, FCI Financial Stability and Integrity, World Bank
- Presentation 4 Carbon Pricing Strategies for Asian CountriesIan Parry, Principal Environmental Fiscal Policy Expert, IMF
- Presentation 5 The Role of International Carbon Markets and the World Bank Engagement RoadmapSeoyi Kim, Climate Finance Specialist, Climate Finance and Economics, World Bank
- Panel Discussion and Q&A
- 15:15~16:30
Session 4: Insights from International Studies on Green Transition
- Moderator Esha Dilip Zaveri, SD Senior Economist, WB
- Presentation 1 Assessing Impacts of Carbon Neutrality Policies on Trade and Carbon Emissions in KoreaHeehyun Lim, Associate Research Fellow, Dept. of Industry and Market Policies, KDI
- Presentation 2 Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System Ashesh Prasann, Senior Agriculture Economist, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank
- Presentation 3 Navigating the Untact Economy’s Impact on GHG EmissionsHyungna Oh, Professor, Kyung Hee University
- Presentation 4 Leveraging critical minerals for economic growth in emerging marketsGracelin Baskaran, Research Director and Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Panel Discussion and Q&A
- 16:30~16:35
Closing Session
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