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Asha Rajvanshi
Professor and Head, EIA Cell,
Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Green Development is development practice
wherein modernization-oriented approaches are
systematically relegated to a role which is secondary to
ecologically-oriented practices
Green Development is primarily concerned with
encouraging ecological and environmental
sustainability in mainstream development practice
Objectives of ‘global green new deal'
 Make a major contribution to reviving the world
economy through ‘green thinking’, saving and
creating jobs, and protecting vulnerable groups
 Reduce carbon dependency and ecosystem
degradation, putting economies on a path to
clean and stable development; and
 Further sustainable and inclusive growth,
achievement of the MDGs, and end extreme
poverty by 2015.
How to promote the green development ?
GREENING
• Policies
• Economics
• Technology
• Production
• Energy generation
• Construction and infrastructure
What are Green Policies?
Policies that promote "green" standards and practices
into all aspects of business to control and direct
economic growth in such a way as to lessen pressures
on material resources and on the conditions of the living
world around us.
Such policies will place demand on:
 materials efficiency,
 energy efficiency
 and waste management.
When is economics truly “Green”?
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Finite resources treated as natural capital.
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Renewable resources conserved.
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Production made cyclical, not linear.
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The economy built on a firm ecological foundation.
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The market guided by the needs of the environment.
When are Technologies Truly “Green”?
• Reduced Non-Renewable Energy Use
• Increased Renewable Energy Use
• More “energy efficient”
• Less Wasteful
• More Recycling
…Wise Energy Use
…Mimic EcoSystems
When are productions truly green?
• Products designed for long life and efficiency.
• All materials used in product manufacture are
capable of being recycled
• The processes of manufacture and distribution
economises on resources.
• All wastes produced from manufacture are
capable of being absorbed benignly by the
surrounding natural systems.
• Where carbon dioxide cannot economically be
recaptured, companies encourage planting of
forests which will absorb an equivalent amount
of carbon dioxide
What is Green construction?
Creating structures while ensuring processes that are
environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
throughout a life-cycle (from siting to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and
deconstruction)
Green infrastructures are aimed at promoting access
and connectivity; function sustainably across different
spatial areas; be planned strategically and holistically;
support diverse ecological, economic and social needs;
and promote a more holistic approach to landscape
management.
Green development also includes
climate change proofing!
Other Perceptions?