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Green growth is a concept in economic theory and policymaking used to describe paths of economic growth that are environmentally sustainable. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The term was coined in 2005 by the South Korean Rae Kwon Chung ( de ), a director at UNESCAP . [ 4 ]
In the United States, a group of academics and activists introduced "a green stimulus to rebuild our economy" in March 2020. [28] [29] The policies targeted eight fields: housing and civic infrastructure, transportation, labour and green manufacturing, energy generation, food and agriculture, environment and green infrastructure, innovation policy, and foreign policy.
The green gross domestic product (green GDP or GGDP) is an index of economic growth with the environmental consequences of that growth factored into a country's conventional GDP. Green GDP monetizes the loss of biodiversity , and accounts for costs caused by climate change .
The U.S. economy grew faster than previously estimated in the third quarter, driven by robust consumer spending. Gross domestic product increased at an upwardly revised 3.1% annualized rate, the ...
The second-quarter growth marked a sharp acceleration from a sluggish 1.4% growth rate in the first three months of 2024. Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity ...
Growth of net metering in the United States Net metering is a policy by many states in the United States designed to help the adoption of renewable energy. Net metering was pioneered in the United States as a way to allow solar and wind to provide electricity whenever available and allow use of that electricity whenever it was needed, beginning ...
The US economy is in the midst of its biggest upturn in nearly a year, according to new data from S&P Global out Friday. S&P Global's preliminary reading on activity across the US economy in April ...
Green New Deal (GND) proposals call for public policy to address climate change, along with achieving other social aims like job creation, economic growth, and reducing economic inequality. The name refers to the New Deal , a set of changes and public works projects undertaken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933–1935 in response to the ...