Section B
Mention any three basic components of a Green Economy. Explain them.
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Answer:
1. The Wellbeing Principle
A green economy enables all people to create and enjoy prosperity
●The green economy is people-centred. Its purpose is to create genuine, shared prosperity.
2. The Justice Principle
The green economy promotes equity within and between generations.
●The green economy is inclusive and non-discriminatory. It shares decision-making, benefits and costs fairly; avoids elite capture; and especially supports women’s empowerment.
3. The Planetary Boundaries Principle
The green economy safeguards, restores and invests in nature.
●An inclusive green economy recognizes and nurtures nature’s diverse values – functional values of providing goods and services that underpin the economy, nature’s cultural values that underpin societies, and nature’s ecological values that underpin all of life itself.