CEBRI was present at the Global Solutions Summit, an international conference focused on addressing the main political challenges faced by G20, G7, and other global governance forums, held on May 5 and 6.

What is the Global Solutions Summit?

Since 2017, the Global Solutions Summit has provided a platform for leading minds around the world to propose policy recommendations for the G20, G7, and other multilateral forums. Experts from various think tanks worldwide, research organizations, governances, businesses, and civil society gather annually to work on concrete policy solutions.

GSS2025

In 2025, #GSS2025 was held on May 5 and 6 in Berlin, under the theme "Building Bridges: New Pathways for Global Prosperity." All sessions and meetings focused on how to defend, expand, and reinvent multilateral structures to promote human growth and address 21st-century challenges.

CEBRI on the Global Stage

The International Advisory Board Member of CEBRI, Izabella Teixeira, participated in this edition in panel discussions focused on circular economy, just energy transition, decarbonization, and multilateralism.

“We are not just discussing climate change; we are debating climate policy within the context of the new global geopolitics. We are discussing climate change both inside and outside the multilateral system, which today presents very different conditions than those we had in the past when the Paris Agreement was adopted. All these conditions are absolutely different,” emphasizes Izabella.

Check out the participation:

May 5

Just Energy Transition and Decarbonization 

Despite advancements in the development of cleaner and more sustainable energy, driven by environmental and sustainability concerns, issues related to justice, inclusion, and social acceptance of the transition still remain. The speakers in this session addressed policy solutions that promote more significant progress in the transition, ensuring security and access to energy while also stimulating economic growth and development.

Mainstreaming Circular Economy 

Global consumption of material resources has increased exponentially in recent decades, contributing to various planetary crises such as climate change, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which raw materials are extracted and processed for this consumption places significant pressure on the resource bases of our economies and has major environmental consequences. 

Potential solutions involve harnessing economic and political incentives, as well as driving innovations in digitalization and technology, to incorporate circular practices into these key global systems. This session discussed the steps that economies and industries need to take to ensure that circularity is part of the practices adopted.

Watch the first day of the event (May 5th) HERE.

May 6

Reimagining Global Collaboration

This session explored how global think tanks can bridge the gap between evidence and actions to improve multilateral cooperation and climate governance, highlighting initiatives such as T7, T20, and the new T30 alliance.

Green Industrial Policy as a Driver of Economic Transformation

This session addressed the role of green industrial policies in promoting sustainable economic growth and job creation in developing economies, tackling challenges such as geopolitics, high capital costs, and the balance between climate goals and development priorities.

Watch the second day of the event (May 6th) HERE.