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Alarming and increasingly urgent data on climate change has stimulated a charge towards setting net zero targets. Countries, cities, people, and businesses are making commitments to reach net zero and are writing sustainability goals into strategy.
But how on earth will we achieve this? How do we change Net Zero from an abstract concept to an achievable goal?
We know the problem
Information about the current picture is hard to avoid. We know what the problems are: the way we produce food, our transport, our infrastructure, to name but a few. It can feel overwhelming for an individual or small business. You can’t be blamed for feeling like a small fish in a big pond, unsure how much of a contribution you can ever make to help solve climate change.
An emerging solution
Whilst we’re busy reading the news on how bad the current trajectory is, we can sometimes be unaware of the way the global economy has already started changing, started adapting, started mitigating towards a more sustainable future.
Did you know that in 2020 the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance found that the sustainable investment market had grown to $35.3 trillion? Or that, according to a report by the International Labour Organization, the renewable energy sector alone could create up to 24 million jobs globally by 2030?
Increasing investments in sustainable infrastructure and technologies are creating new markets and stimulating demand. This all leads us towards a green economy: an emerging framework that aims to develop our economy without damaging the environment.
It means businesses and individuals are adapting, shifting, and investing in ways that benefit the economy as well as the people and planet.
The green economy is driving a shift towards sustainable construction practices, like using eco-friendly materials. Innovative new farming practices are emerging which use less, fertiliser, optimise the crops they produce, and rewild to keep ecosystems healthy. Innovations and investments in sustainable food production, energy, transport, efficient technology, waste management, and many more are helping businesses to adapt and become a part of the green economy.
Education is key.
Educating yourself and your employees in sustainable business practices and economic advancements can connect people with sustainable goals and help you on the path to net zero. It can help stimulate ideas and involvement and put some emphasis on the positives!
As part of a suite of Environmental Foundations courses an Introduction to the Green Economy from Kineo Courses is a good stepping off point to get familiar with what the green economy is and what global businesses are already doing to address some of our most pressing issues.
Be part of a greener future. Be part of the green economy.
