Towards Global Sustainability Issues, New Indicators and Economic Policy /

• Main Authors: Welfens, Paul J.J (Author), Perret, Jens K. (Author), Irawan, Tony (Author), Yushkova, Evgeniya (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Sustainable Development.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Economic Policy.; Climate Change.

This study develops a new indicator for national and global sustainability. The main components of the EIIW-vita indicator are: the share of renewable energy, the genuine savings rate, and the relative "green export" position of the respective countries; it is in line with OECD requirement...

Table of Contents:

• Green Modernization Issues and Sustainability Indicators
• Traditional approaches to Environmental Degradation and Innovation Theory References
• Green Innovation Dynamics
• New Indicator Concept
• The Methodology of the EIIW-vita Indicator
• General Sustainability Trends for Key Countries in the World Economy
• Why the Global Sustainability Perspective is Important for Asian Countries
• Policy Conclusions.