Transitioning to a green economy can create new jobs in environmental protection and future green markets while reducing costs to society from pollution. Research shows environmental protection has positive employment effects and increases material efficiency, while failure to regulate pollution imposes high costs on society. However, fully realizing these economic opportunities requires overcoming systemic barriers and providing incentives for polluters to reduce environmental damage.
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1. 1.1. Transformation
to a Green Economy
2.1. Environmental
protection creates
jobs
M I N D M A P
Economy and
environment
analysing the underlying
systemic impediments to
transformation and the
possibilities of overcoming
them
country research
1.2. Green markets
of the future
green future markets are a
particularly apt example of the
economic opportunities of
progressive environmental
protection
many countries are taking
stimulus packages
2.2 Failure to
protect the
environment
generates costs
the employment effects of
environmental protection
also have a positive effect on
the overall economy
measures to increase (raw)
material efficiency can also
have significant positive
employment effects
environmental
pollution causes high
costs to society
polluters do not have
enough economic incentives
to cut pollution
Green Economy
1. 2. Benefits and
costs
the introduction of
a green economy
needs
problems
