green growth
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Green growth is economic development that aims to be environmentally sustainable—growth without the pollution, resource depletion, and carbon emissions that typically accompany it.
The term appears in policy discussions as an optimistic alternative to degrowth: The government's green growth strategy promises jobs and climate action together.
Critics question whether genuinely sustainable growth is possible at scale.
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- renewableCapable of restoration
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
development · economy · clean · energy · innovation · environment · flourishing · prosperity · carbon-neutral · low carbon · carbon footprint · investment · progress · biodegradable · organic · emerging · sprout · seedling
green growthbusiness as usual
Continuation of normal routine
industrial pollution · environmental degradation · ecocide · resource depletion
green growthdegrowth
Intentional economic contraction movement
zero growth · economic contraction · recession · economic decline
green growtheconomic stagnation
Persistent lack of growth
deadwood · decline · recession · industrial decline · economic contraction
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