The concept of zero growth, green economy, "the post-growth economy", sustainable proecological economic development as an antidote to the future global climate disaster of the end of the 21st century?
Because the issues of "the post-growth economy" and related issues such as the concept of zero growth, green economy, sustainable environmentally friendly economic development combine to form a very complex and multifaceted research area, so I will discuss this issue in the following topics.
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The concept of zero growth for the domestic, or rather for, the global economy was based on theoretical considerations aimed at formulating the answer to the question: What would the economy look like in a fully sustainable, pro-annual development based on the assumptions of the green economy?
Development of ecological innovations, implementation on an industrial scale of new technological solutions for renewable energy sources, development of electromobility in the automotive industry, increasing the efficiency and automation of waste segregation and recycling, afforestation of degraded areas of civilization, reclamation of degraded natural environment, etc. in the long-term can not be implemented in In the form of large investment projects financed mainly from public funds, because it would generate a high public debt and the investment projects themselves would be growth-friendly, they would be a denial of "the post-growth economy".
The development of green economics and the long-term pursuit of the global economy for sustainable pro-ecological development must take place through the implementation of economically profitable business projects. How would the whole global economy change so that theoretical considerations could become a fact in the future? There are many answers to this question, and more specifically, recommendations for the necessary changes that must be implemented so that humanity can avoid a global climate disaster at the end of the 21st century.
These recommendations appear, for example, at UN symposia, conferences and summits, during which what should be done to slow down the global warming of the planet Earth is discussed. Some results of research on greenhouse gas emissions and projections of the continuation of the global warming process suggest that only a decade of time has already been left for the implementation and dissemination of these necessary changes, including: developing eco-innovations, implementing new technological solutions on an industrial scale. concerning renewable energy sources, development of electromobility in the automotive industry, increasing the efficiency and automation of waste segregation and recycling, afforestation of degraded areas, civilization, reclamation of degraded natural environment, etc.
Otherwise, the global warming process will accelerate and by the end of the 21st century, the average temperature at the Earth's surface can increase by as much as 4 degrees C, which will mean the melting of all glaciers, sea and ocean surface rise by 20 meters, widespread drought, steppes and desertification many current green areas, significant reduction in arable land area of agricultural production, reduction of areas suitable for human existence, numerous fires, increase of volcanic activity, more frequent climatic disasters such as tornadoes and downpours, release of methane from the arid soils of eternal desiccation of arctic regions and further acceleration of the greenhouse gas emission process and the inability of human to reverse this process.
So now there is time pressure to make the necessary changes for the implementation of the new global economy. We know what to do. We do not know how to do it to make this process based on profitable investment projects and not only on publicly financed investments, which are not always profitable and are financially limited.
Perhaps the solution is the synergy of all these pro-ecological undertakings. The synergy of simultaneous launch of various pro-ecological undertakings will generate an additional added value that will enable the improvement of these activities, including pro-ecological investment projects planned and implemented with the assumptions of the new green economy concept. Only when most of these ventures reach profitability, then only then will the globally functioning green economy based on sustainable pro-ecological economic development become real.
This development would not have to be characterized by high profitability. In the long-term, this profitability would globally approach the zero level in line with the concept of macroeconomic zero growth. Then economics could dominate globally, a global economy based on the concept of "the post-growth economy" would emerge.
If the whole process could be completed in the shortest possible time in the next dozen or so years, humanity could avoid a global climatic catastrophe which, according to the predictions of climatologists investigating the process of global warming, will most likely appear at the end of the 21st century if mankind fails to apply the necessary pro-ecological reforms.
In view of the above, the current question is: The concept of zero growth, green economy, "the post-growth economy", sustainable proecological economic development as an antidote to the future global climate disaster of the end of the 21st century?
Please, answer, comments. I invite you to the discussion.
The above discussion inspired me to the following considerations:
Should sustainable and pro-ecological economic development be an important determinant of shaping economic policy?
Yes, in my opinion, sustainable pro-ecological economic development should be an important determinant of shaping economic policy.
Do you agree with my opinion?
For many centuries, the economies of countries and enterprises have developed without knowing or ignoring the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development.
On the other hand, in the 21st century the realities have changed, the global warming process is accelerating and if the reforms of pro-ecological changes, development of renewable energy, recycling development, development of environmental protection etc. are not implemented, in the short term the global warming process will become an irreversible process and at the end of the 21st century the planet Earth, humanity and many other forms of life on Earth are threatened by climatic extermination due to the high rise of negative anomalies and climatic cataclysms. Sustainable pro-ecological economic development, now and in the future, can not be ignored further, it can not be considered a myth. Economics must change towards the concept of green economy. The economic policies of states should also change in such a way as to activate for the development of ecological innovations and support the processes of sustainable pro-ecological development.
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Do you agree with my thesis that the 21st century should be a century of pro-ecological reforms, the age of green economy, sustainable pro-ecological development and protection of the environment and biodiversity?
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The above discussion inspired me to the following considerations:
How can you speed up the processes of changing the classic economy in green economy?
How can you speed up the processes of changing the classical economy in green economy shaped according to the principles of sustainable pro-ecological economic development?
From time to time, conferences and climates summit are held in various countries around the world. In principle, everyone agrees on the importance of implementing the necessary pro-ecological reforms in economic processes. In addition to representatives of mining companies of energy resources for the traditional energy of burning mineral and traditional power plants, everyone agrees that in order to slow down the global warming processes that are unfavorable for the natural environment, it is necessary to implement pro-ecological reforms as soon as possible. above all, to develop renewable energy sources on a larger scale. In addition, pro-ecological innovations on an industrial scale should be implemented as soon as possible.
Recently, this type of climatic summit took place in Katowice in Poland. It was the UN climate summit, the so-called COP (Conference of the Parties) on climate policy on Earth. UN climate summits, i.e. COP (Conference of the Parties) are global conferences during which climate policy is negotiated. Poland twice hosted them - in 2008 in Poznań and in 2013 in Warsaw. In December 2018, the climate summit is held for the first time now in Katowice in Poland. During this summit, conferences were held, discussions on the need to develop a sustainable development policy and the need for ecological development, renewable energy sources to generate a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the future, and ultimately to limit the average annual temperature on the Earth's surface.
From the discussions it follows that it is necessary to develop ecological innovations, new pro-ecological energy sources, and to develop the electromobility of transport means. It is necessary to develop and implement on a large scale renewable energy sources. In addition, it is important to increase the scale of afforestation, as forests and the flora contained in them absorb a large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of the UN climate summit of December 2018, the following were held: the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), 14th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 14) and the Conference of the Paris Agreement signatories (CMA 1). About 20,000 people from 190 countries took part in the event, including politicians, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and scientific and business spheres.
The lecture delivered during the climatic summit shows that in recent years the warming of the Earth's climate has accelerated significantly and therefore, in the black scenario of future climate changes, the temperature on the Earth's surface can rise by 4 ° C to the end of the 21st century. If this happened, then the scale of climate-related cataclysms that are dangerous to human beings will increase many times, including droughts, floods, fires and weather anomalies in many places around the world. The problem is very serious globally and therefore a lot depends on whether international cooperation will develop in order to limit these problems and their negative effects.
In view of the above, it is necessary to change the development strategy based on intensifying the exploitation of the Earth's resources on the sustainable development strategy. It is necessary to develop new energy technologies based on renewable energy sources to slow down the progressing greenhouse effect of the Earth in order to reduce the risk of dramatic natural cataclysms. It is necessary to develop ecological innovations, while it may not be too late. It is necessary to save the Earth from destruction for future generations.
The 21st century is the last moment to introduce global sustainable development based on the development of renewable energy and ecological innovations. Sustainable development should be analyzed and measured in correlation with the analysis of economic growth and the share of individual sectors in the country's economic development, including the transformation of traditional energy sources into renewable energy, environmental reclamation and recovery of recyclable materials, and ecological innovations.
Unfortunately, perhaps the only major positive effect of these conferences and climate summits is the promotion of the need to apply these pro-ecological reforms in the media. However, the scale of real actions in this direction, the scale of expenditure growth supported by subsidies from state budgets for the development of energy based on renewable energy sources, the development of electromobility, improvement of sorting and recycling processes is still small in relation to the needs.
Do you agree with my opinion on this matter?
In view of the above, I am asking you the following question:
How can you speed up the processes of changing the classical economy in green economy shaped according to the principles of sustainable pro-ecological economic development?
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