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Green shift to sustainability

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  • Author(s)/Creator(s):
    R. Andreas Kraemer
Description

Energy transformation towards 100% renewable energy is economically inevitable, and socially and environmentally desirable, yet it may produce negative signals in outdated statistics as fossil trade diminishes and the sector shrinks. This paradox on should be addressed in a joint report by, e.g., IRENA, IMF, OECD, andthe World Bank, and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. Fossil fuel extraction and commodity trade will end, and fossil asset values erode. The industry's role in capital formation, international trade, economic activity (GDP), and government revenue will decline. New energy systems, based on efficiency, renewables, storage, and smart management are cheaper to build, run and maintain. Growth of electricity use stimulates innovation, value creation, and growth in consumer rent, as renewable energy technologies harvest free environmental flows that are not traded and often for self- consumption. Total utility will grow while trade, GDP and the tax base may shrink. Reports should inform G20 Leaders, Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors on the true costs and benefits, and alert them to misleading signals.

Funder
European Commisions, European Central Bank
Policy Quality
7
Subject(s)
Sustainable building design and construction
Renewable energy
energy
Taxation
Fair trading regulation
Green building
Energy transition
Building codes
Building energy codes

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