WHAT IS A GREEN ECONOMY?

• A Green Economy is one that results in

increased human well-being and social
equity, while significantly reducing
environmental risks and ecological scarcities.
• It is an economy that results in reducing
environmental risks and ecological scarcities,
and that aims for sustainable development
without degrading the environment
 WHY A GREEN ECONOMY?
• Initiative born out of multiple crises and
accelerating resource scarcity
• An economic vehicle for sustainable
development
• Can take advantage of new growth trajectories
designed to be more socially inclusive, as well as
responsive to poverty reduction and economic
diversification objectives
• A new economic paradigm that can drive growth
of income and jobs, without creating environmental
risks
 OPPORTUNITIES OF GREEN ECONOMY

• Can reduce poverty and inequality. Inextricable link between

poverty alleviation and wise management of natural resources
and ecosystems
• Ecosystem services provide 47% to 90% of the so-called ‘GDP
of the poor’
• Common interest between developed and developing countries
• Partnership of policymakers and business community
• Crucial to prioritize spending in sectors that can simultaneously
promote social, economic and environmental gains
• ODA and South-South cooperation
 GREEN JOB
• According to the United Nations Environment Program,
“green job is to work in agricultural, manufacturing,
research and development (R&D), administrative, and
service activities that contribute(s) substantially to
preserving or restoring environmental quality.
• Specifically, but not exclusively, this includes jobs that
help to protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce
energy, materials, and water consumption through
high efficiency strategies; de-carbonize the economy;
and minimize or altogether avoid generation of all
forms of waste and pollution
 SECTORS OF GREEN ECONOMY
Karl Burkart defines a green economy as based
on six main sectors
o Renewable energy
o Green buildings
o Sustainable transport
o Water management
o Waste management
o Land management
 RENEWABLE ENERGY
• Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from
resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale
• Renewable energy replaces conventional fuels in four distinct areas:
electricity generation, hot water/space heating, motor fuels, and
rural (off-grid) energy services
• Types of renewable energy:
 Solar Energy
 Wind Energy
 Geothermal Energy
 Bioenergy
 Hydropower
 Ocean Energy Hydrogen &
 Fuel Cells Green Power
 GREEEN BUILDING
• “Green Building” design and construction is the
opportunity to use our resources more efficiently, while
creating healthier and more energy-efficient homes.
• Green building design involves finding the delicate balance
between homebuilding and the sustainable environment.
• The common objective of green buildings is to reduce the
overall impact of the built environment on human health
and the natural environment by:
 Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources

 Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity

 Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation

 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
• Sustainable transport refers to the broad subject of transport
that is or approaches being sustainable.
• Transportation sustainability is largely being measured by
transportation system effectiveness and efficiency as well as
the environmental impacts of the system.
• Sustainable transport solution (STS) may include:
 WATER MANAGEMENT
• Water management promotes the coordinated
development and management of water, land and related
resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and
social welfare in an equitable manner without
compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.
• Water management may includes:
 Water Recycling
 Managing water in urban settings
 Low-water Landscaping
 Water Purification
 Storm water Planning
 WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Waste management is the "generation, prevention,
characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and
residual disposition of solid wastes".
• The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity,
and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on
health, the environment or aesthetics.
• There is a wide array of issues relating to waste management and
those areas include:
 Waste minimization ,Recycling and reuse Storage,
 Collection, transport and transfer , Treatment
 Landfill disposal
 Environmental considerations , Financial and marketing aspects
 Policy and regulations ,
 Education and training Planning and implementation.
 LAND MANAGEMENT
• Land management is process of managing the use and
development (in both urban and rural settings) of land
resources.
• Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which
may include organic agriculture, reforestation, water
resource management and eco-tourism projects.
• Land management may includes:
 Organic Agriculture
 Habitat Conservation
 Restoration Urban Forestry & Parks
 Reforestation & Afforestation
 Soil Stabilization
 SOME CHALLENGES
• Multilateral trading system
• Technological innovation and transfer
• Global intellectual property
• Extent of private investment in the
development of environmentally-sound
technologies
SURVEY QUESTION – 1
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TERM " GREEN ECONOMY " ?

KNOW DON'T KNOW

 SURVEY QUESTION – 2
USE OF THESE AT HOME / WORKPLACE
100

90

80

70

60

50 AT HOME
AT WORKPLACE
40

30

20

10

0
SOLAR PANEL ALTERNATIVE OF PAPER ENERGY SAVING BULBS AC/ HEATER AEROSOLS
 SURVEY QUESTION – 3
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWINGS ARE LESS , MUCH OR MOST IMPORTANT FOR MAKE OUR WORLD GREEN

ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY VEHICLES

PUBLIC AWARENESS

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

REDUCE USE OF CFS EMITING PRODUCTS

A PRICE FOR CARBON MOST

MUCH
REDUCE INSECTISIDE USE
LESS

WATER TREATMENT WITHOUT CHEMICALS

RECYCLING WASTE PRODUCTS

REDUCE PAPER USE

GREEN ENERGY

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
 SURVEY QUESTION – 4
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE GREEN ECONOMY ACTIVITIES
AROUND THE WORLD ?

KNOW
DON'T KNOW
 SURVEY QUESTION – 4
80% people have ideas about the followings:
• Wind mill in Europe
• Solar panels of Bangladesh
• Use of bicycle in many countries
• Electricity production from the waste in Germany
• Olympic stadium in England , which make carbon
free structures
• Fuel efficient cars in developed countries
 SURVEY QUESTION – 5
SUGGEST 2 NEW IDEAS WHICH CAN INCREASE THE EFFORT OF GREEN ECONOMY

Tree plantation
Work at daylight
Reduce motor vehicles
Use bicycle
Reduce polythene use
Reduce chemical use
Produce electricity from waste products
GREEN ECONOMY IN BANGLADESH
The state shall endeavor to protect and improve
the environment and to preserve and
safeguard the natural resources, biodiversity,
wetlands, forests and wildlife for the present
and future citizens.

[The Article 18 A of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh ]

• In 1996, Grameen Bank founded Grameen Shakti , improved
cooking stoves and Biogas programmers. All these projects are
environment friendly
• A private financial institution, namely IIDFCL, took a CDM project to
help build 18 environment-friendly brick kilns of HHK technology
which is 50 per cent energy efficient and as such, 50 per cent less
polluting
• Bangladesh Bank has developed a fund of some Tk 2.0 billion,
under its refinancing scheme, to promote environment friendly
projects.
• The government of Bangladesh runs IDCOL , which has set a target
of installing some 1.0 million SHS by 2012, while under its CDM
project (POA), it would install a total of 30,000 SHS in the country.
• This CDM project will help reduce a significant amount of CO2 per
annum and earn carbon revenue.
• IDCOL has financed biomass based power project too

( From - Green economy: Bangladesh perspective, by Shafiqul Alam )

 SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS IN LEAST DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES LIKE BANGLADESH

• Low levels of carbon emissions

• Relatively low investments in technologies
• More dependent on natural resources →
ecosystem degradation, resource scarcity and
climate change challenges to ending poverty
• Investments, policy reforms and maximize
local knowledge are needed
 ENABLING CONDITIONS FOR A GREEN ECONOMY

• Establish sound regulatory frameworks

• Remove harmful subsidies (e.g. fossil fuels, fisheries)
• Prioritize green investment
• Utilize market mechanisms and taxation
• Build capacity through training and technology transfer
• Transform consumption patterns – not just technology!
• Use poverty alleviation/MDG targets
• Policy coherence
• Private sector engagement
• Local authorities’ engagement
• Public awareness & mobilisation
• Intergovernmental co-operation
 ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS
• National development plans and strategies
• Key sectors of GE: Energy and Agriculture
• Low-carbon systems
• “Double dividend” policies: employment and
green growth
• Labour market adjustment: high labour mobility-
income security and national and education systems
• Weaknesses of a “business as usual” approach