The shift to a low-carbon economy offers both a significant opportunity and a tremendous challenge.
December 29, 2022 pv magazine
According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), a green economy is a strategy that increases human well-being while considerably lowering environmental dangers and ecological resource shortages. It is, in essence, an economy that places a strong priority on reducing carbon emissions while also creatively accommodating all socioeconomic groups. By improving the efficiency of resources and energy use, it seeks to lower pollution and carbon emissions.
The rising economies around the globe for the last 15 years have been major contributors to the sharp increase in worldwide carbon measurements. According to recent data, carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement was 418 parts per million in January 2022, an increase of around 11% from the 378 parts per million recorded since 2007. This statistic has been…