Green economy: what do we mean by green economy?

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	Green economy: what do we mean by green economy?
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	2012
出版年	2012
语种	英语
国家	国际
出版者	United Nations Environment Programme, International Criminal Police Organization
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	Reinvigorated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a global discussion and national activities on green economy transitions have regained momentum since 2008. The increase in interest is, among other things, due to our growing understanding of the similarity and interlinkages between many of the recent financial, economic, environmental and social crises. The 2008 global financial crisis focused attention not only on the financial losses, and implications for economies, jobs and...Read More Reinvigorated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a global discussion and national activities on green economy transitions have regained momentum since 2008. The increase in interest is, among other things, due to our growing understanding of the similarity and interlinkages between many of the recent financial, economic, environmental and social crises. The 2008 global financial crisis focused attention not only on the financial losses, and implications for economies, jobs and housing, but also raised questions as to the fundamental imbalance in our economies. The choice of capital allocation - investment in property, fossil fuels and financial assets, rather than in measures to encourage resource efficiency - has created destructive imbalances. A further common element to all these crises is the focus of decision making on short time horizons and trust in what has often proven to be an incomplete evidence base including a lack of proper accounting, for example as regards the cost of climate change and biodiversity. Read Less
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来源平台	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4572
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	[null]. Green economy: what do we mean by green economy?:United Nations Environment Programme, International Criminal Police Organization,2012.