Abstract
The concept of a "green" economy is an important tool for sustainable development. The old "resource-intensive economy model" leads to higher costs and lower productivity. The idea behind the "green" economy model is that material well-being is not necessarily ensured by increasing environmental risks, environmental deficits, and social inequalities. Basic principles of the UNEP green economy: fairness and objectivity, both within one generation and between generations; consistency with the principles of sustainable development; preventive approach to social and environmental impacts; assessment of natural and social capital; sustainable and efficient use of resources, consumption and production, etc.
Highlights
The concept of "green" economy is the model that leads to improving of health and social justice of the population, as well as to the significant reduction in hazardous environmental impacts and to the reduction in environmental deficits
The transition to the "green" economy in different countries is different, it depends on the specifics of the natural and human capital of each country and the relative level of its development
Since January 1, 2015, the project "Assistance to the transition of the Republic of Belarus to "green" economy" was launched in the Republic of Belarus, which was financed by the European Union and implemented by the UN Development Program in Belarus
Summary
The concept of "green" economy is the model that leads to improving of health and social justice of the population, as well as to the significant reduction in hazardous environmental impacts and to the reduction in environmental deficits. The "green" economy, in its simplest form, can be seen as a low-carbon, resource-saving model of the economy. The transition to the "green" economy in different countries is different, it depends on the specifics of the natural and human capital of each country and the relative level of its development. Key sectors of the "green" economy in the world:. Belarus is no exception and has chosen the path of transition to the "green" economy
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