Why Green Growth Won’t Transform the Economy
In discussions of the future of economic growth, ‘business as usual’ is not an option.
In discussions of the future of economic growth, ‘business as usual’ is not an option.
The broad point here is that growth and collapse is a much more fundamental process than capitalism…
Now, the good news is, we can make meaningful progress on this issue [climate change] while driving strong economic growth.” With that sentence from his State of the Union address, President Obama capitulated to paltry cynicism. Alas, he will not be the president who finally comes clean on the trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection. Obama is now committed to win-win, green-growth rhetoric.