DEFINING GREEN ECONOMY Sample Clauses

DEFINING GREEN ECONOMY. Green economy was one of the main themes for the Rio+20 conference in 2012, contributing to an increased international interest in the concept and a surge of research and articles aiming at defining and explaining green economy (UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, 2015a). One significant product of the conference was that all attendants, representing 192 countries, committed to the outcome report entitled “The Future We Want”. Through a summary of this outcome report, author Xxxxx Xxxxxx (2012) accounts for the positions of major groupings and introduces us to a range of different definitions of green economy. This study refers to the definition developed by UNEP (2010) when discussing green economy. There are many other definitions, and we should be aware of them as they illustrate the diversity of interpretations of the concept. An overview of the diverse set of definitions identified is presented in Table 2. Table 2: List of Definitions of the Concept ‘Green Economy’ Institution/Group: Definition: UNEP “improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities” Norway: developed by “Yrkesorganisasjonens sentralforbund” and WWF-Norway “An economy orientated towards ensuring effective value creation within an ecologically sustainable framework. Key parameters in a green economy are sustainable harvesting/extraction of resources, resource efficiency, environmentally friendly production processes and that the product or service (as well as waste from the production process) has the smallest environmental impact as possible while being as re-usable as possible” Major Group for NGOs “Greening the economy is the minimum that governments must achieve within the current flawed economic paradigm. It includes measures such as green technology, green jobs, and triple bottom line accounting. However, a green economy is an entirely different concept. It entails a fundamental paradigm shift away from a growth model of ever increasing consumption towards a truly sustainable economic model” Business and Industry: ICC “The business community believes that the term “Green Economy" is embedded in the broader sustainable development concept. The “Green Economy” is described as an economy in which economic growth and environmental responsibility work together in a mutually reinforcing fashion while supporting progress on social development. Business and industry have a crucial role in delivering the eco...
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