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Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication Synthesis for Policy Makers
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextDocuments made available in Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Chinese -
Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication Synthesis for Policy Makers Summary of the conclusion
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextGreen Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication Synthesis for Policy Makers -
Hacia una Economía Verde Guía para el desarrollo sostenible y la erradicación de la pobreza
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextFull report in Spanish -
Rumo a uma Economia verde Caminhos para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Erradicação da Pobreza
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextFull report in Portuguese -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, Conclusion
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextConclusion -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART I: Investing in natural capital, Agriculture
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThis chapter provides evidence to inspire policy makers to support increasing green investments in the sector, and guidance on how to enable this transformation. It aims to enhance food security, reduce poverty, improve ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART I: Investing in natural capital, Fisheries
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThis chapter demonstrates the current economic and social value of marine fisheries to the world, and estimates the sector’s full potential if it were managed within the framework of a green economy. It also explores how ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART I: Investing in natural capital, Forests
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThe chapter on forests assesses the gap between “business-as-usual” in the forest sector and the role of forests in a green economy. It reviews the current range of green investments in the sector and how they are likely ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART I: Investing in natural capital, Water
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThis chapter identifies the contributions that water can play in assisting a transition to a green economy. It makes the case for early investment in water management and infrastructure to make greater use of biodiversity ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART II: Investing in energy and resource efficiency, Building
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThe chapter makes a strong economic case greening the building sector, and provides guidance on policies and instruments needed to bring about this transformation. The chapter encompasses both new construction and the ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART II: Investing in energy and resource efficiency, Cities
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThe chapter makes a case for green cities. It describes the environmental, social and economic consequences of greening urban systems and infrastructure, and provides guidance to policy makers on how to make cities more ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART II: Investing in energy and resource efficiency, Manufacturing
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThis chapter looks at the costs to the sector under a “business-as-usual” scenario and offers a number of strategic approaches to encourage green manufacturing investments in different technologies. It argues that investing ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART II: Investing in energy and resource efficiency, Renewable Energy
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThis chapter makes the case for increasing investment to green the energy sector with a focus on the renewable energy supply. It describes the current world energy supply and the growing role of renewable sources of energy ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART II: Investing in energy and resource efficiency, Tourism
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThis chapter shows how green investment in this sector can contribute to economically viable and robust growth, decent work creation and poverty alleviation, while improving resource efficiency and minimising environmental ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART II: Investing in energy and resource efficiency, Transport
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThis chapter examines the role of transport in a green economy. Drawing on the Avoid, Shift and Improve strategy, it highlights the challenges and opportunities of shifting to a greener transport system. It also examines ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART II: Investing in energy and resource efficiency, Waste
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThe chapter identifies the contributions that the waste sector can play in assisting in a transition to a green economy. It provides guidance for policy makers, and identifies the economic, environmental and social impacts ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART III: Supporting the transition to a global green economy, Enabling Conditions
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThe report demonstrates that certain enabling conditions need to be created and maintained to attract investment in green economic activity. This chapter focuses on the measures that could be feasibly introduced in the ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART III: Supporting the transition to a global green economy, Finance
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThe chapter examines how the green economy is currently being financed and explores the priorities and potential methods for increasing these investments. It makes the case for scaling up financing to help drive the ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, PART III: Supporting the transition to a global green economy, Modelling
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextThe analysis carried out in the GER focuses on the transition towards a green economy, characterised by high resource-efficient and low carbon intensity, assessing the needs for a short to medium term transition and ... -
Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, report cover
United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment Inclusive Green EconomyResources and Markets BranchTextAcknowledgements, Foreward, Contents