How to make green growth a reality

The document advocates for a practical, market-based approach to green growth, proposing four key policy recommendations: free trade in environmental goods, carbon pricing, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and scaling up green technology support. It emphasizes that delaying green investments will lead to significantly higher costs in the future and notes strong public support for renewable energy across multiple countries and the European Union.

• To achieve green growth, energy security, and environmental conservation, policy-makers should implement four specific measures: enabling free trade in environmental goods and services, establishing a robust carbon price, eliminating subsidies for fossil fuels, and significantly increasing support for the development of green technology.
• Delaying investments in the power sector is economically inefficient; the IEA's World Energy Outlook 2011 indicates that every US$ 1 of investment avoided before 2020 will require an additional US$ 4.30 in spending after 2020 to address increased emissions.
• Public opinion strongly supports the transition to renewable energy. A TNS Gallup survey of 31,000 people across 26 countries found that 90% desire more renewable energy and 50% are willing to pay a premium for products based on renewable energy.
• Climate change is viewed as a critical issue in Europe, with a Eurobarometer poll showing that 89% of Europeans see it as a serious problem, and 68% categorize it as a "very serious problem," ranking it as more severe than the economic crisis.

APA

Engel, D. (2012). How to make green growth a reality. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/how-to-make-green-growth-a-reality/

Chicago

Engel, Ditlev. How to make green growth a reality. World Economic Forum, 2012. https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/how-to-make-green-growth-a-reality/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Engel |first1=Ditlev |title=How to make green growth a reality |publisher=World Economic Forum |date=5 March 2012 |url=https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/how-to-make-green-growth-a-reality/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{engel2012how, author = {Engel, Ditlev}, title = {{How to make green growth a reality}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2012}, month = mar, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/how-to-make-green-growth-a-reality/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }