HOW CAN WE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE WORLD ECONOMY?



 Climate change, increasing inequality and a struggling global economy are three of the biggest challenges facing humanity today.
Our present economic system needs a refit to be compatible with life on this planet. Sustainable and stable economic growth is challenging in a world of rising inequality and an increasingly volatile climate. In this context, the decisions we make now on investments, infrastructure, measuring economic performances as well as choices about our lifestyles will determine how sustainable, secure and peaceful our lives will be in the future. Our economies must become fit for purpose – they must become green, inclusive and resilient. This requires aligning financial flows with climate stability, enabling consumers to choose healthy, low-carbon, sustainable lifestyles, and empowering the poor through jobs, access to education, health, skills. 
Looking back at the entry into force of the Paris Agreement and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, the achievements of 2015 are giving way to a growing understanding, among decision makers from public and private sector, that making a transition to an inclusive green economy is necessary.
SOURCE: https://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/news

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