Greening global value chains: Emerging countries’ upstream industries
Accelerating the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries in emerging economies is crucial for achieving global net-zero emissions targets.
Accelerating the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries in emerging economies is crucial for achieving global net-zero emissions targets.
Substantive progress is needed on specific sustainable industrialization indicators.
Countries can pick up their pace with policies based on reliable industrial statistics.
Left unaddressed, power asymmetries in the world economy can negatively impact industrialization in the Global South.
The consequences of drastic COVID-19 vaccine shortages in Africa make the need for continental production ever more pressing.
The potential for bringing production back home crucially depends on local innovation ecosystems.
The pandemic is causing massive disruptions to flows of foreign direct investments. Developing countries are likely to be hit the hardest.