Introducing the Global Green Industrial Policy Lab A collaborative platform for change
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TNI is excited to announce the launch of the Global Green Industrial Policy Lab (GGIPL). The Lab is an open, collaborative and non-extractive platform for knowledge production that will connect researchers, progressive government officials, trade unionists and civil society activists to work together to improve the design and implementation of democratic, ecological and just industrial policies in the Global South.
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The primary objective of industrial policy should not be to increase aggregate GDP as such. It should focus on specific forms of production that are necessary to improve human well-being, meet ecological objectives, and achieve national development.
The launch of the GGIPL responds to the convergence of several processes in the current global context:
- The climate crisis and ecological breakdown require a fundamental transformation of the current economic system, particularly in countries that are still building their industrial base. However, most recent research and policy design on (re)industrialisation primarily focuses on the advanced economies of Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, leaving a significant gap in understanding how the needed transformations can be achieved in Global South contexts.
- Recent policy initiatives such as the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States and the Green Deal Industrial Plan in the European Union, as well as the rise of China as a global manufacturing powerhouse and the prospects of new and more impactful trade wars, have reignited interest in industrial policy all over the world. These frameworks, however, do not translate well to African, Asian and Latin American national contexts. There is an urgent need for research that examines how green industrial policy can be effectively designed and implemented in countries with different institutional capabilities, resource constraints, and development challenges.
- Policymakers and practitioners in the Global South face immediate pressures to design and implement industrial policies that can simultaneously address climate change, create decent jobs, reduce poverty, and build endogenous technological capabilities. They need evidence-based frameworks and practical guidance informed by experiences from similar contexts.
- While there is a growing research literature on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Global South, there is limited systematic analysis that integrates environmental sustainability with industrial development strategies. Knowledge production and dissemination in the context of the GGIPL will contribute to filling this gap by examining how green industrial policies can drive both economic transformation and ecological sustainability.
- Recent experiences with industrial policy implementation in very diverse countries of the South have generated valuable lessons that need to be systematically analysed and shared. The policy lab will serve as a unique platform for examining these experiences and developing frameworks to guide policy design elsewhere in the Global South.
TNI's Global Green Industrial Policy Lab will integrate innovative theoretical insights, empirical evidence, and practical guidance for the implementation of green and fair transformative policies around the world, by working with partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South and Eastern Europe.
More information will be available soon.
Experts involved
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Daniel Chavez Académico asociado / Coordinador superior de proyectos
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Lavinia Steinfort Coordinadora de proyectos
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Hamza Hamouchene Coordinador de Programa - Norte de África
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Rachmi Hertanti Researcher
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Saber Ammar Programme Assistant
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Ndongo Samba Sylla Investigador Adjunto
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Thea Riofrancos Research Fellow
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Donna Andrews Académica Asociada
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Agnes Gagyi Académica Asociada
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Aleksandar Matković Investigador Adjunto
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Julie de los Reyes Associate
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