Abstract
So what's stopping an economic shift to new energy forms? Quite simply, vested interests. Mineral fuels, including oil, coal, gas, and refined products make up 14.8% of all global trade and the companies who control these commodities have successful captured the UNFCCC process to arrest climate change with talk of a 'green economy' where dirty industry itself orchestrates a too slow response to climate change that diverts public money into their own balance sheets for less than impressive little projects in greenness.
Original language | English |
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Journal | The Africa Report |
Publication status | Published - 13 Feb 2015 |
Keywords
- Green Bonds, Green Economy, energy, climate change
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global Development Institute