UNEP
Towards a green economy : pathways to sustainable development and poverty eradication. Green economy - [Nairobi, Kenya] : UNEP, c2011. - 630 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Investing in natural capital -- Agriculture -- Fisheries -- Water -- Forests -- pt. II Investing in energy and resource efficiency -- Renewable energy -- Manufacturing -- Waste -- Buildings -- Transport -- Tourism -- Cities -- pt. III Supporting the transition to a global green economy -- Modelling global green investment scenarios -- Enabling conditions -- Financing.
The report is compiled by UNEP's Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased investments in a transition to a green economy.
9280731432 9789280731439
2012311424
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Environmental economics.
Green movement.
Sustainable development.
Poverty.
HC79 / .E5.T68 2011
DTI/1360/GE
Towards a green economy : pathways to sustainable development and poverty eradication. Green economy - [Nairobi, Kenya] : UNEP, c2011. - 630 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Investing in natural capital -- Agriculture -- Fisheries -- Water -- Forests -- pt. II Investing in energy and resource efficiency -- Renewable energy -- Manufacturing -- Waste -- Buildings -- Transport -- Tourism -- Cities -- pt. III Supporting the transition to a global green economy -- Modelling global green investment scenarios -- Enabling conditions -- Financing.
The report is compiled by UNEP's Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased investments in a transition to a green economy.
9280731432 9789280731439
2012311424
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Environmental economics.
Green movement.
Sustainable development.
Poverty.
HC79 / .E5.T68 2011
DTI/1360/GE