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    • 1. Introduction to the green economy
      • 1.1 Definition of a green economy
      • 1.2 Policy context
      • 1.3 The green economy versus sustainable development
      • 1.4 Neoclassical economics
      • 1.5 Ecological economics
      • 1.6 Green economics
      • 1.7 The economy and the environment
      • 1.8 Is the green economy a flawed idea
    • 2. Sustainability Science
      • 2.1 Introduction
        • 2.1.1 Characteristics of sustainability science
        • 2.1.2 Context: environmental impacts of human activities
        • 2.1.3 Population growth
        • Disciplines that can contribute to sustainability science
      • 2.2 Earth System Science
      • 2.3 Understanding complex systems
      • 2.4 Resilience and tipping points
      • 2.5 Critical loads and vulnerability
      • 2.6 Planetary boundaries and ecological footprint analysis
      • 2.7 Environmental limits to economic growth
      • 2.8 Consumption
      • 2.9 Common property resources and the ‘tragedy of the commons’
      • 2.10 Human behaviour and the green economy
    • 3. Climate Change and Carbon Management
      • 3.1 Fundamentals of the global carbon cycle
      • 3.2 Global carbon cycle and carbon modelling
      • 3.3 Climate change and the impact of CO2 emissions
        • Impacts of climate change
      • 3.4: Climate change policy
        • 3.4.7: Paris Agreement
          • (3) European Union
            • United Kingdom
      • 3.5 Measuring and reporting GHGs
      • 3.6 The compliance and voluntary carbon markets
      • 3.7: Adaptation and mitigation measures
        • 3.7.2: Mitigation strategies
          • EU mitigation strategies
            • UK mitigation strategies
              • (1) Demand side measures
                • (1) Energy supply
                  • Gas demand
                  • Nuclear energy
                • (2) Transport
                • (3) Business
                • (4) Residential
              • (2) Supply side measures
                • Gas supply
              • (3) Climate change mitigation policies aimed at ‘indirect emissions’
      • 3.8 Trade-offs between carbon storage and other ecosystem services
    • 4. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
      • 4.1 Introduction
      • 4.2 Global biodiversity crisis
      • 4.3 Ecosystem Collapse
      • 4.4 Biodiversity and ecosystem function
      • 4.5 Ecosystem services
      • 4.6 Valuing nature
      • 4.7 Impacts of biodiversity loss
      • 4.8 Sustainable use and protected areas
      • 4.9 Ecological Restoration
      • 4.10 Linking with the green economy
    • 5. Green Technology and Renewable Energy
      • 5.1 Introduction
      • 5.2 Types of renewable energy
        • 5.2.1 Biomas energy
        • 5.2.2 Hydroelectric energy
        • 5.2.3 Solar energy
        • 5.2.4 Wind energy
        • 5.2.5 Wave energy
        • 5.2.6 Tidal energy
        • 5.2.7 Geothermal energy
      • 5.3 Cost-effectiveness of renewable energy
        • 5.3.1 Financial cost of renewable energy
        • 5.3.2 Effectiveness of renewable energy
      • 5.4 Energy efficiency technologies
      • 5.5 Green buildings (and construction)
      • 5.6 Green transport
        • Rail transport
      • 5.7 Sustainable waste management
      • 5.8 Emerging green technologies
        • Carbon capture and storage
        • Grid-tied energy storage systems (ESSs)
      • 5.9 Assessing the environmental impact of green technology
      • 5.10 Achieving a green technological revolution
        • City plans
        • Country plans
          • UK
          • Australia
        • Financing renewable energy
    • 6. Environmental Law & Social Justice
      • 6.1 Introduction
      • 6.2 What is environmental law?
      • 6.3 Environmental values
      • 6.4 Forms and sources of environmental law
      • 6.5 Principles of environmental law
      • 6.6 International trade
      • 6.7 Social and environmental justice
      • 6.8 Globalisation
        • 6.8.3 Neoliberalism and globalisation
      • 6.9 Environmental justice in practice
      • 6.10 Environmental justice and indigenous peoples
      • 6.11 Environmental justice and gender
    • 7. Green Economy in Practice
      • 7.1 Introduction
      • 7.2 Sustainable Agriculture
        • Organic agriculture
        • Meat & Dairy consumption
      • 7.3 Forest management
      • 7.4 Sustainable fisheries
      • 7.5 Sustainable water management
      • 7.6 Green urban development
      • 7.7 Green tourism
      • 7.8 Sustainable consumption and production
        • 7.8.5 Means of encouraging sustainable consumption
      • 7.9 Green business
      • 7.10 Sustainable frameworks and approaches
    • 8. Outlook for the Green Economy
      • 8.1 Some future trends
        • What will ‘Brexit’ mean for the Green Economy in the UK?
      • 8.2 Principles of the green economy
      • 8.3 Measuring progress
      • 8.4 Policy and governance
      • 8.5 Capital investment
      • 8.6 Employment
      • 8.7 Economic growth
      • 8.8 Globalisation versus localisation
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