3. What is Sustainable Prosperity?
It is the result of sustainable development that enables
all human beings:
to live with their basic needs met
with their dignity acknowledged
with abundant opportunity to pursue lives of
satisfaction and happiness
without denying others, present or future, the
ability to do the same.
5. A Differentiated Approach
Decoupling of economy & materials
use in over-consuming countries
over-
Green growth in emerging
countries
Creating social & ecological space
for people in poor countries
6. Chapters in State of the World 2012
Big-picture issues: Specific Policy Areas:
• Green Economy • Urban Planning & Citizen
• Degrowth Participation
• Indicators for Sustainable • Transport Alternatives
Urban Development • Population
• Environmental Governance • Buildings
• Communal Democracy • Agriculture / Food
• Corporate Charter Reform • Biodiversity
7. Green Jobs
Energy
Renewables: 5 Million Jobs; strong growth
Transportation
Rail and Urban Public Transport: 26 Million Jobs
Buildings / Construction
Efficiency Retrofits in Industrial Countries |
Green (New) Buildings in Developing & Emerging Countries
Recycling
At least 4 Million Jobs in Formal Recycling Sector worldwide |
15-
15-20 Million Jobs in Informal Sector [waste pickers]
8. www.sustainableprosperity.or
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