Green Economy



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Making the great turnaround work

Published: 16 September 2022
Dossier
In the era of multiple crises a new economic thinking is needed that integrates environmental, social and economic dimensions for the transformation of our economies. A joint, transatlantic project by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, the ZOE Institute for future-fit economies and Finanzwende Recherche developed a series of analyses and proposals on how to achieve this. The online dossier of our Brussels office offers videos, podcasts and articles related to the publication "Making the great turnaround work - Economic policy for a green and just transition".

Winning the Marathon and the Sprint: Achieving long-term economic policy objectives in an era of short-term responses

Published: 21 April 2022
Paper
This article wants to provide food for thought on what a long-term economic policy could look like. In the context of the climate crisis, increasing inequality, the loss of biodiversity and financial instability, the challenge is to craft a strategic approach that can set the course for long-term success.
By Jonathan Barth, Jakob Hafele and Prof. Dr. Adam Tooze

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Global Circular Economy

Published: 7 March 2025
Study
A circular economy can help mitigate the negative effects of our resource consumption and reduce the massive dependence on raw materials from other countries. The study sets out what needs to be considered in order to achieve a just transition towards a circular economy.
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From Boom to Burden

Published: 10 December 2024
Report
This report strives to shed light on the various biophysical as well as sociocultural long-term impacts of mining, which can mean massive long-term monetary costs for states and further generations.
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Perspectives 2/2014: Greening the Continent

Published: 10 February 2020
For this edition of Perspectives, the Heinrich Böll Foundation offered Africa-based thinkers and commentators an opportunity to critically reflect on what a “transition towards sustainability” means or should mean for the region. The articles gathered here go beyond ideological debates to also provide some case studies where green-economy principles have been applied.

Can Green Growth Really Work?

Published: 12 June 2015
"Green growth" may work well in creating new growth impulses with reduced environmental load and facilitating related technological and structural change. But can it also mitigate climate change at the required scale? About growth, technological, population-expansion, governance constraints and some key systemic issues
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Perspectives Turkey 4/2013: The green movement in Turkey

Published: 8 April 2013
The April issue of our Turkish "Perspectives" magazine portrays the environmental movement in Turkey and takes a closer look at its agenda, its protagonists, its biggest achievements and its relationship to the political sphere. Furthermore, it provides articles on the fields of democracy, culture, ecology and foreign policy.

Green Growth Unravelled

Published: 23 October 2012
The concept of ‘green growth’ rests on the idea of an ‘efficiency revolution’ – climate-friendly technologies, sustainable industrial and transport sectors, and an efficient use of resources. But while vast productivity increases do indeed incentivize a more efficient use of energy, they raise demand at the same time. This paper explores the range of possible rebound effects, their quantitative extent and the difficulties encountered by political efforts to contain them.

Capitalism 3.0 - A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons

Published: 22 October 2008
Our current version of capitalism - the corporate, globalised version 2.0 - is rapidly squandering our shared inheritances. Peter Barnes offers a solution: Protect the commons by giving it property rights and strong institutional managers.


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