These sources will focus most directly on the genesis, development, and transmission of the Green New Deal concept. They will lay the groundwork for a series of comparisons by highlighting the origins, influences, and evolution of many ideas contained in the Green New Deal documents, as well as illustrating the complex dialogue concerning the transition to more sustainable economies and the failure of the different Green New Deal initiatives to be substantially integrated into government economic and environmental policy in Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern
The concept of green economy rests on the economy, the environment and the social pillars of sustainable development. According to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) “A green economy is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one, which is low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive. ”This states that green economies are not based on demand for sacrifice, but on the idea of qualitative growth, where low-carbon and environment friendly technologies are utilized as well as international cooperation plays a key
2.1.2 CONCEPT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH There are different meanings among scholars, about the concept of economic growth. For example, while Herrick and Kindleberger (1983) put it that economic growth involves employment of factors of production in order to produce a higher level of outputs that can improve the quality and standard of living of the people. Economic growth does not only come from expansion or physical factors but due to improvement in both human and physical as well as volume trade (Ranis et al (2000) and Jhingan (1985) cited in Gafar et al (2011)). Ranis et al (2000) in particular, posits that economic growth is a two way relationship. First economic growth induces development of human resources where with increased economic activities
These groups that the definition mentions are important because they are the consumer, and are getting bigger according to many of the sources in this paper. Sustainability, another concept to green movement, is a rising importance and societal forces of this must not be underestimated (Dib,Lyndon 94-95). In review from the concept of Green movement green marketing was developed, also that the consumer is the group that is pushing for it. The consumers view today about going green is that is healthier, better for the environment and the right thing to do. “Shoppers are seeking out greener products, energized by the prospects of healthier alternatives, higher quality, preserving the environment and saving time and money” (Ottman) with this
Against the conditions of current climate and environmental concerns that are the importance of unsustainable economic activities, green technology emerges as a winning proposition. Green technology has strong potentials to stimulate economic growth while mitigating environmental degradation (Ibrahim, 2013). It changes people’s lifestyle, improves people’s standard of living and modernized a community (Zainul Abidin, 2009). However, over the past 50 years, the activities of human being have had a tremendous impact and exert pressure on the environment. For instance, Dimson (1998) in Gandu (2005) observed that human habitats (buildings) contribute to environmental crises through resources depletion, energy consumption, air pollution and creation
This version of sustainable development has now been fused with social and economic development elements in order to create urban areas that continue to function into the future with less environmental degradation. Greening urban areas and sustainable development have a strong link in urban development and influence each other as shown in the figure
Environmental sustainability seeks to explain the ways in which exploitation and utilisation of the natural resources will not be made to negatively affect the environment or the health of human beings (Kahn 1995). Environmental sustainability considers the ways through which resources will not be used up faster than they are being replenished, and the transition toward low carbon emissions despite the increasing population. Figure 3.1: The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development Source: Kahn (1995) The theoretical framework used by Kahn explains the need to integrate and appropriately co-ordinate the economic, social and environmental units of a country to achieve sustained social and economic development. In other words, to realise qualitative growth rather than
One of the key aims of sustainable development is to develop the life chances of people. It intends to make the economy consistent at the global level by fostering employability. This paper attempts to testify the causal link between the English language and employability and hence sustainable
al. 2003, ASPO 2008, Meng and Bentley 2008, cited in Day et al, 2009:322).In the economic sustainable development, the process of economic development and technological progress must meet the needs of the society of all sorts of natural resources.Economic sustainable development of resource use, can use the rich resources and the matters which do not belong to the category of resources to replace the shortage of the resources which limit the economic development.In social culture sustainable development, it mainly be carried out in cities and urbanized regions which have the highest level of water, soil and air pollution. Urban policies are very essential in that
Sustainable trade can facilitate the transition to a green economy by fostering the exchange of environmentally-friendly goods and technologies and increasing resource efficiency. This in turn would generate economic opportunities and employment, which would have the potential to reduce inequalities and the poverty rate even further. At the same time, the transition to a green economy would create additional trade opportunities by opening up new export markets for environmental goods and services, and through the trading of certified “green” products. But such transition will not happen in a vacuum. Just as the manufacturing workers who lost their jobs in developed countries could be helped using increased fiscal revenues to fund retraining programs that provide them with the skills that the new productive structure demand, firms – especially SMEs in developing countries – will need external support and capacity building to obtain the technology and know-how required to upgrade the production methods to meet sustainability standards.