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Wskaźniki zielonej gospodarki dla Polski oraz pozostałych krajów Unii Europejskiej
Green economy indicators for Poland and other European Union countries

Author(s): Dorota Wyszkowska, Anna Rogalewska
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: green economy; green economy elements; monitoring indicators; indicators of economic opportunities and policy responses

Summary/Abstract: Economic crises affecting different parts of the world have forced world leaders to seek new paths of development, taking into account the needs of environmental protection and prevention of adverse effects of human activities. One of these roads may be”green growth” leading to the achievement of ”green economy”. Monitoring the state of green economy in Poland is possible due to certain indicators, among which is defined the group of measures relating to economic opportunities and policy responses. The aim of this article is to present the mentioned above group of indicators. The article is divided into two parts. The first one shows the theoretical issues relating to the green economy and indicators to measure it, with particular emphasis on the selected group. While the second is devoted to presenting the Polish situation in the background of other European Union countries in terms of the indicators of the economic opportunities and policy responses.

  • Issue Year: 61/2016
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 54-74
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish