1、The Global Green EconomyPBThe Global Green EconomyCapturing the opportunityThe Global Green Economy2Arup Singapore Pte Ltd 182 Cecil Street#06-01 Frasers Tower Singapore 069547T+65 6411 2500 Oxford Economics 4 Millbank London SW1P3JA United KingdomT+44 20 3910 8001 Executive SummaryA new understandi

2、ng of the green economySizing the green economic opportunityCapturing green opportunitiesThe Global Green Economy3This important report by Arup is a critical guide for policymakers,elected officials and the general public about how we make a transition to a green economy.Arup recognises that a green

3、 economy isnt just an economy that works in harmony with nature,but one in which shared prosperity ensures that the needs of people are met by design.David MillerManaging Director,C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and EconomyStarting from the proposition that the green economy is not a cost,but an

4、opportunity,the Arup team carefully analyses the steps needed to transform national economies and seize the most appropriate opportunities for any particular country.It is timely,optimistic and helpful.Can it work?We know from the transition underway in many of the worlds great cities that it is pos

5、sible to lower greenhouse gas emissions,respect nature and biodiversity,and create good,well paid jobs at the same time when governments,public institutions and the private sector put their collective efforts to the goal of an environmentally sustainable economy,in which nobody is left behind.Forewo

6、rdThe Global Green Economy3Executive SummaryA new understanding of the green economySizing the green economic opportunityCapturing green opportunitiesExecutive SummaryA new understanding of the green economySizing the green economic opportunityCapturing green opportunitiesThe Global Green Economy4Fo