Green Economy

Green Economy is a new model of economic development. Its aim is to manage the economy in harmony with nature and the environment.

Markus Demary / Adriana Neligan ·
IW-Policy Paper No. 2 ·
14 Feb 2019

Defining Green Bonds: The Danger of Neglecting the Issuer Side

The European Union is currently making significant strides to lead on green finance and align its financial system with its climate, sustainability and clean energy ambitions. To this end, the European Commission presented three legislative proposals on sustainable finance in May 2018.

Markus Demary / Adriana Neligan ·
Press Release ·
28 Jun 2018

Green Bonds: Clear criteria for a veritable market

The European Commission currently aims at boosting the green financial market by softening the capital requirements for green bonds. This could lead to a bubble, reports the German Economic Institute (IW) in a study. Instead of pushing for rapid growth, the EU should first focus on the planned uniform standards for green bonds.

Markus Demary / Adriana Neligan ·
IW-Report No. 28 ·
28 Jun 2018

Are Green Bonds a Viable Way to Finance Environmental Goals?

The European Union is currently making significant strides to lead on green finance and align its financial system with its climate, sustainability and clean energy ambitions. The Paris Climate Agreement, the G20 Green Finance Study Group and the G19 Hamburg Climate and Energy Action Plan have provided ongoing momentum for policy moves towards a green financial system.

Adriana Neligan / Markus Demary at EUobserver ·
Contribution ·
21 Jun 2018

The risks behind the 'green bond' boom

The EU is currently making significant efforts to play a pioneering role in green financing. The aim is to adapt the financial system to its ambitions for climate, sustainability and clean energy. Key impulses here were the Climate Agreement of Paris, the Green Finance Study Group of the G20 and the Hamburg Climate and Energy Action Plan of the G19.

Adriana Neligan for the Conference Board ·
Contribution ·
4 May 2018

EU Circular Economy Package: A Challenging Yet Important Impulse

The European Commission aims to push forward the concepts of “recycle, repair and re-use” and waste avoidance with its Circular Economy Package. The rationale behind a circular economy is to keep resources in use for as long as possible by looking at the complete life cycle of a resource – from extraction to product design, production and consumption to waste management.

Achieving this aim requires a complete modernization of the economy. While new green sectors are created, existing branches of industry are ‘greened’, a process which includes changes in how we deal with resources and emissions. For example, product design and production processes must be adjusted to ensure that there is less waste and lower consumption of raw materials.