Handbook of Green Economics

Handbook of Green Economics reveals the breadth and depth of advanced research on sustainability and growth, also identifying opportunities for future developments. Through its multidimensional examination, it demonstrates how overarching concepts, such as green growth, low carbon economy, circular economy and others work together. Some chapters reflect on different discourses on the green economy, including pro-growth perspectives and transformative approaches that entail de-growth. Others argue that green policies can spark economic innovation, particularly in developing and emerging market economies. Part literature summary, part analysis and part argument, this book shows how the right conditions can stimulate economic growth while achieving environmental sustainability.

This book will be a valuable resource for graduate students and academic researchers whose focus is on the green economy. With an increasing interest in the topic among researchers and policymakers, users will find different theoretical perspectives and explore policy implications in this growing subject area.

Covers the failures of the past, the challenges of the present, and the opportunities of the futureSurveys 10 aspects of the green economy, including conceptualization, natural capital, poverty and inequality, welfare, and financeEmphasizes the theoretical and empirical aspects of greening approaches that are policy-relevant

1. Greening the national accounts: Basic concepts and a case study of historical environmental accounting for Sweden
2. How to handle natural capital within the context of the "green economy"?
3. Long waves and the sustainability transition
4. Greening of industry in a resource- and environment-constrained world
5. Smart cities as drivers of a green economy
6. Environmental justice, climate justice, and the green economy
7. Balancing climate injustice: A proposal for global carbon tax
8. Riders on the storm: How hard did Robert Gordon’s environmental headwind blow in the past?
9. Economic instruments of greening
10. Financing the green economy