The “Green Leap” represents a transformative approach to integrating technology and innovation, essential as the world faces mounting environmental challenges. Green technologies—such as renewable energy, carbon capture, and nature-based solutions—offer options that reduce environmental impact while spurring economic growth. Green technologies compete with entrenched brown technologies, which often carry significant environmental and social costs that remain excluded from market pricing. Without government support, private investors are hesitant to back emerging green technologies, particularly when they are not yet cost-competitive with existing alternatives. To address this, markets must shift from a purely market-driven model to an innovation-driven approach. This requires fostering values centred on interactive learning, seamless information exchange, and close coordination among businesses, universities, research centres, policymakers, and other stakeholders. Such collaboration can accelerate the adoption of green technologies, ensuring they become viable solutions for a sustainable future.
This session will explore the transformative role of technology and innovation in advancing sustainable futures by identifying key clean tech opportunities, fostering partnerships, and recommending strategies and policies for scaling green technologies.