Abstract
The analysis of various green concepts has historically been linked to a broader discussion of the relationship between sustainable development the environment. Some authors believe that the solution to the problem of the impact on the planet’s is to reduce the level of economic activity, which would mean severe restrictions in the use of resources. Others think that economic activity can continue to grow, but with less impact on the environment; some experts claim that it is quite possible to achieve a balance between economic care for the planet people. In this context, it is necessary to use a new paradigm that clearly states that environment and economic growth cannot be seen as conflicting goals, which is confirmed by the authors of the article who studied the situation in the EU countries in the period 2016-2017.
Highlights
The idea of sustainable development and environmentally oriented economy which emerged in the second half of the 20th century in the international scientific community, for example, ideas of the Club of Rome, rapidly spread to all continents
In the research (Kasztelan 2017) founded on 33 selected indicators of “green economy” on the basis of the OECD methodologies and database, the level of green growth of selected 21 OECD member countries was determined by means of one of the most popular taxonomic methods— the Hellwig’s pattern model (Hellwig 1968)
Based on the results obtained, the author concludes that the green growth can provide solutions to economic and environmental problems and create new sources for growth (Kasztelan 2017; Šipilova et al 2017), its level in the OECD countries is still insufficient (Kasztelan 2017)
Summary
The idea of sustainable development and environmentally oriented economy which emerged in the second half of the 20th century in the international scientific community, for example, ideas of the Club of Rome, rapidly spread to all continents. Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, new conceptual approaches to the development of society and economy emerged within the framework of the UN structures, in particular, a new theory that had a huge impact on the discussion of new models: sustainable development. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (“Rio+20”) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, which was the largest UN conference in the 21st century, summarized the outcomes of attempts that had been made for twenty years, to change the traditional type of development to a model of sustainable development. In accordance with “Agenda 21”, governments around the world must develop their national strategies for sustainable development – Local Agenda 21 (The World Bank 2012)
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