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Green Economy: A Necessary Decision to be Taken
Universal Journal of Finance and Economics
| Vol 1, Issue 1
Table 1. Speeches by leading organizations on the concept of green economy
| Organization | Discourse |
| Green Initiative of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). | Arising in 2008 as a response to the financial, food, and energy crisis, it led to the Global Green New Deal (GGND), which recommends investments in public policies to promote the green transition. |
| Green Growth Strategy (GGS) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). | Also, in response to the 2008 crisis, as a framework for its political position for the Rio + 20 Conference. With strategies such as progress indicators and a toolbox for the elaboration of policies for the member countries. |
| "Europe 2020 Strategy" (Europe 2020 | Another response to the same crisis, where a strategy of "smart, sustainable and inclusive growth" is adopted for a maximum period of ten years |
| Strategy) of the European Union | The surge in 2009, publishing reports on energy; environment and climate change; natural resources; and cultural perspectives, introduced "green development" through green innovations. |
| Asia's Green Transition and Innovation approach. | Which included among its objectives "an inclusive, green and sustainable recovery." |
| G-20 | The concept and initiative of green jobs arise |
| International Trade Union Confederation | Whose development topics are environmental technology and eco-industries. |