Publication Series Ecology
Toward a Transatlantic Green New Deal: Tackling the Climate and Economic Crisis
Introduction: Environment and Economy at a Critical Juncture
July 20, 2009
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Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Environment and Economy at a Critical Juncture
  • A Green Stimulus?
  • Key Economic Sectors
  • Core Elements of a Global Green New Deal
    • Building a Green Public Infrastructure
    • Leapfrogging
    • Turning the Digital Revolution into a Green Revolution
    • Prices and Markets for Sustainability
  • Green New Deal, Green Employment
    • The Growth of Green Jobs
    • Investing in Human Resources
  • Conclusion: Seizing the Moment
  • Notes


Publication Series on Ecology – Volume 3:

Toward a Transatlantic Green New Deal: Tackling the Climate and Economic Crisis
Prepared by the Worldwatch Institute for the Heinrich Böll Foundation

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