The resources listed below provide a useful introduction to the green economy, what it is and how we can work together to create it:
- Definition of the green economy
- The Green Economy Group’s vision of a green economy
- Seminal article by Paul Krugman in the New York Times entitled “Building a Green Economy“
- The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change (full report and Wikipedia article) by Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford
- A Harvard Medical School, Swiss Re and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report entitled “Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions“
- Achieving zero carbon, fully reliable power generation in Europe by 2050 is technically feasible and financially comparable to current energy costs according to a study by the European Climate Foundation and McKinsey & Company
- PriceWaterhouseCoopers: “Come sun, rain, or high wind: Europe could create a 100% renewable electricity supply by 2050” and link to report.
- By 2050, the International Energy Agency says solar electricity could represent up to 25% of global electricity production and generate up to 9,000 terawatt hours of power
- Fortune article entitled “The Pentagon’s Weather Nightmare The climate could change radically, and fast. That would be the mother of all national security issues.“
- “An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security“, a report prepared by GBN (a member of the Monitor Group) for the U.S. Department of Defense (PDF)
- “National Security and the Threat of Climate Change” — a report prepared by CNA under the direction and review of a Military Advisory Board comprised of eleven retired three-star and four-star admirals and generals
- With annual energy budget of $20 billion, US Department of Defense aims to procure 25 percent of its electric energy needs from renewable sources by 2025 — U.S. Navy is developing a “green” carrier strike group to run completely on alternative fuels by 2016
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007), and the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (2014).
To learn more about the green economy — or to help make it happen — check out our green economy business directory, see a list of green economy events or explore our social media options.
