THE GREEN ECONOMY

Catherine Dong
Stéphanie Sannier
Guillaume Rivelois
Gwenaëlle Le Péron
 Introduction

 The green economy: Economic activity which aims to reduce

pollution

 The necessity of going green: our current situation

-> ecological disasters

‘An inconvenient truth’ trailer
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2078944470709189270#

-> economic crisis 2

 THE GREEN ECONOMY: WHAT IS AT STAKE?
I.The Green Industry

- the sectors and their economic benefits

- the barriers to going green

II. The green challenge: framework policies

- first step, our ecological footprint to measure

- second step, from theory to concrete actions

III. Focus on the solar panels’ industry in the UK

- solar panels’ system

- some figures

- the feed-in tariff 3

 I. THE GREEN INDUSTRY

THE SECTORS THEIR BENEFITS TO THE

ECONOMY

-Renewable energy
Solar, wind, geothermal, wave energy and
bio gas
Self sufficiency
- Clean transportation
Electric and Hybrid cars, public Cost savings
transportation, rideshare
Jobs creation
- Green buildings
Energy and water efficient retrofits, green
products and materials
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- Land management
Organic agriculture, habitat
conservation, reforestation

- Waste management High demand in the market for green

Recycling, toxic remediation, products
sustainable products and packaging
Increase of the developing countries’
- Water management productivity
Water recycling, low water
landscaping, rainwater systems

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 The barriers to going green:

- Consumption culture

- the initial cost : capital

- the human cost: destruction of jobs

(in brown industries)

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 II. THE GREEN CHALLENGE:
FRAMEWORK POLICIES

o Our ecological footprint to measure

The Copenhagen Conference’s guidelines

-> keep global warming below 2°C;

make deep cuts in CO2 emissions

The UNEP Program -> a global green initiative

-Green economy report

- Advisory services
- Research in implementing this green initiative 7
LOGOS: GUESS WHAT IT MEANS…

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o The governments’ action -> distribution of
incentives

- The Kyoto Protocol: Carbon caps

- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009

$9 billion to modernize, and

repair school buildings to
meet recognized
green-building standards
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 IV. SOLAR PANELS’ INDUSTRY IN
THE UK

 UK: changing climate  common misconception

 How does a solar panel work? With the light of the sun

2 types of solar panels:

• Solar thermal panels: hot water
• Solar photovoltaic panels: electricity

 What do they imply in terms of green economy and sustainable

energy?

Use of natural energy:

1. Decrease in the reliance on fossil fuels 10

2. Decrease in carbon emissions

 o solar panels industry in figures

- Solar panels can produce 90% of your yearly electricity usage for
free

- Solar panels add up to 10% on to your property value

- The chancellor gives in 2010 a 2,5 billion increase in funds to the

solar panels industry

- The new feed-in tariff gives a generous 10% return on investment

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oThe feed-in tariff of april 2010

1. What is a feed-in tariff?

2. How does it work?

1. The UK feed-in tariff 2010:

 25 years scheme
 Tax free income
 Earnings are index linked
 Energy companies are obliged to buy the energy you produce

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Example of the « Big Green Company » in the UK

 The Big Green Company = UK’s leading installer of solar panels

 Its customers are those willing to reduce their energy expenditure

 Invest in a solar panels system !

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 Conclusion

 Economic but also moral duty

 Still incompabilities:
- for example: UN global green new deal call VS WTO subsidies
agreement

 Final question:

« Is it fair to ask underdeveloped countries to go green when many

advanced industrial countries owe their success to destructive
environmental practices? »
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Thank you for your attention !!!

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ONE MORE THING …

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