Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication - Part II: Manufacturing: Investing in Energy and Resource Efficiency

This chapter looks at the costs to the sector under a “business-as-usual” scenario and offers a number of strategic approaches to encourage green manufacturing investments in different technologies. It argues that investing in greening manufacturing can often be profitable to business and increase employment, while reducing pressure on the environment. Full report is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9158