Can green growth really work and what are the true (socio-) economics of climate change?

  Available online: http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=73269

This paper argues that growth, technological, population-expansion and governance constraints as well as some key systemic issues cast doubt ‘green growth’ hopes.

It argues that such an evolutionary (and often reductionist) approach may well not be sufficient to cope with the complexities of climate change. It may rather give much false hope and excuses to do nothing really fundamental that should bring about a turn around on global GHG emissions.

The paper argues that climate change calls into question the global equality of opportunity for prosperity and is thus a huge developmental challenge for all countries, but particularly for the global South and a question of life and death for some developing countries.

Language(s): English

Tags: Climate change ; Green economy ; Social and Economic development ; Developing countries Add tag