This Policy Highlights on Green Growth Indicators focuses on measuring progress towards green growth, analysing the sources of green growth and identifying relevant indicators for decision-makers and the wider public is essential for assessing green growth policies. The OECD framework identified 25 to 30 indicators under the four categories: 1) Environmental and resource productivity; 2) The natural asset base; 3) The environmental dimension of quality of life; 4) Economic opportunities and policy responses. Also indicators that describe the socio-economic context and the characteristics of growth are considered in order to complement the main indicators under the four groups.
Policies that promote green growth need to be founded on a good understanding of the determinants of green growth and of related trade-offs or synergies. They also need to be supported with appropriate information to monitor progress and gauge results.
This publication informs policy makers and practitioners involved in developing and monitoring green growth strategies. It proposes a framework for green growth indicators that seeks to respond to the context of developing countries and their expressed policy needs.