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#DevTalks Green Growth by Design: The Science and Strategy of Greenplexity

A live demo and Q&A with Professor Ricardo Hausmann on the release of next-gen Greenplexity, a groundbreaking data and strategy tool that reveals how countries can identify their most promising opportunities across ten value chains at the heart of the global energy transition.

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