Green Economy Bulletin
The annual TIPS Green Economy Bulletin provides an overview, at the national level, of South Africa’s progress in creating a more sustainable, inclusive and low-carbon economy. It aims to provide quick access to selected performance indicators that highlight key dimensions of the transition to an inclusive green economy.
A green economy includes the principles of sustainability, inclusivity, equity, efficiency and low-carbon development. References to South Africa’s commitment to and pursuit of a green economy can be found in many national policies, plans and strategies, as documented by the Green Economy Coalition’s Green Economy Tracker. To date, however. there have been few efforts to measure progress in the transition towards an inclusive green economy. This is changing with the launch of this new publication, the Green Economy Bulletin (GEB), which tracks the progress in South Africa against a selected set of economic, social and environmental indicators. Fourteen metrics have…