GEC Steering Group, Wednesday, 31st May 2023– MINUTES

Minutes from the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Steering Group meeting on May 31, 2023, detailing the strategic framework for the 2023-2027 phase. The discussion focuses on two primary programmes: 'Renegotiating Social Contracts' to build societal support for green transformation, and 'Promoting a Shared Global Green Deal' to create a multilateral economic architecture that prevents trade wars between major powers and supports developing nations.

• The GEC has launched a new strategic phase for 2023-2027 titled “Renegotiating new social contracts for a shared global green deal”, which seeks to answer how to achieve a democratic transformation with societal support and how to ensure that transformation is inclusive of all nations.
• The 'Renegotiating Social Contracts' programme aims to normalise citizen engagement mechanisms to secure mandates for systemic economic transformation. It is designed with an estimated annual run rate of £4 million over four years, funded via a consortium, and consists of five components: national social contracts, a global campaign, an action-research platform, leadership cultivators, and programme management.
• The GEC is establishing a global 'Social contract for Shared Global green deal' campaign team with six co-convenors, including partners such as C40, ICLEI, Transparency International, Columbia Climate School, CIVICUS, UNRISD, and Christian Aid.
• A Global Research and Action Network for a New Eco-Social Contract, convened by UNRISD and GEC, has grown to over 300 members and regularly hosts webinars with 150+ attendees from 30-50 countries.
• The GEC is identifying 'Cultivators' from prioritized groups—including youth, minority groups, indigenous communities, migrant workers, business, finance, and politics—to build authentic solidarity and trust with governments.
• The 'Shared Global Green Deal' programme addresses the risk of a 'green economy trade and investment war' resulting from the US, EU, and China mobilising over $5 trillion toward their own green deals. The GEC seeks a multilateral architecture to support emerging and developing countries, drawing inspiration from the Bridgetown Initiative and Just Energy Transition Partnerships.
• The GEC's 2023 priorities report indicates that 'Building the coalition' is currently rated 'Red' because the EC phase 3 does not provide funding for HUBs, creating an urgent need for funding, specifically for the Amazon hub.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (2023). GEC Steering Group, Wednesday, 31st May 2023– MINUTES. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Governance-Docs/GEC-SG-May-2023-MINUTES.doc.pdf

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. GEC Steering Group, Wednesday, 31st May 2023– MINUTES. 2023. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Governance-Docs/GEC-SG-May-2023-MINUTES.doc.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greeneconomycoalition2023gec, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{GEC Steering Group, Wednesday, 31st May 2023– MINUTES}}, institution = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Governance-Docs/GEC-SG-May-2023-MINUTES.doc.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }