Green Growth in the Benelux: Indicators of Local Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy in Cross-Border Regions

Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Samantha Sharpe, Hans Bruyninckx and Ariane König
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Cristina Martinez-Fernandez: OECD
Samantha Sharpe: University Technology Sydney
Hans Bruyninckx: University of Leuven
Ariane König: University of Luxembourg

No 2013/9, OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper discusses the results of a study of measuring green growth in the Benelux countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg). The study paid particular attention to the challenges of measuring the transition to a low-carbon economy in cross-border areas as they have additional levels of complexity when it comes to measuring and monitoring their low-carbon transition. In cross- regions data collection hardly ever coincide with any single data gathering ‘institution’. Moreover, Belgium (Flanders, Brussels, Wallonia), the Netherlands, and Luxembourg have different indicator systems at the national level, and even more so at the more decentralised level which creates problems of data availability, data (in)consistency, and hence comparability. Progress is already noticeable in the two crossborder areas analysed in the study. In Ghent-Terneuzen the bio-base economy is contributing to the value of turnover and growth in employment in the environmental goods and services (EGS) sectors. In Alzette-Belval the construction industry is engaging in resource-efficient building design and certification. In other aspects there is evidence of progress, but this evidence is anecdotal, or patchy in its collection, and not able to be included in the dashboard metrics developed during the study and discussed in the paper.

Date: 2013-05-23
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