'Carbon Structural Adjustment: The key to profiting from the low carbon transition'
Given the imperative to respond to climate change by achieving changes to the operation of economies around the world in the coming decades, attention is now being given to possible strategic approaches including the emerging field of ‘Green Growth’ strategies. This paper begins by considering le...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://ic-sd.org/2017/11/20/proceedings-from-icsd-2017/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80460 |
| Summary: | Given the imperative to respond to climate change by achieving changes to the operation
of economies around the world in the coming decades, attention is now being given to
possible strategic approaches including the emerging field of ‘Green Growth’ strategies.
This paper begins by considering lessons from green growth strategies aimed at
developing countries that may inform efforts to achieve a low carbon transition. The paper
then investigates structural adjustment programs as a potential framework to extend green
growth methodologies to achieve profitable low carbon transitions, and discusses the
concept of ‘Carbon Structural Adjustment’. The paper concludes by presenting a road map
for the development of carbon structural adjustment strategies aimed at key structural
areas of the economy, implemented through strong actor and stakeholder engagement.
Understanding that current progress is slower than required the paper calls for
consideration of methods to increase the ‘willingness to adjust’ structures within society to
achieve a low carbon transition. |
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