Fiona Harvey of The Guardian has a preview of today's news:
The United Nations will call on Monday for 2% of worldwide income to be invested in the green economy, a move it says would boost jobs and economic growth.
Wow, if is true, this is pretty big news. It's not just a UN task force, but The Powers That Be behind the UN who will be saying this today:
The call is expected to be matched by statements of support for low-carbon investment from heads of state including President Barack Obama of the US and Hu Jintao of China, and several chiefs of multinational companies.
This is great news. The climate change clock ticking as we are actively experiencing what climate change looks like.
And, these investments will pay for themselves:
An investment of 2% of global GDP would more than pay for itself in the form of millions of new jobs, the development of new industries, health benefits from cleaner air, energy efficiency savings and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the UN is expected to say.
There are literally billions of lives and the future of our planet is at stake. Investing in cleaning up our atmosphere is far more important than tax cuts for billionaires, millions of dollars per hour for war, or vague concerns about future inflation.
Updated by wvablue at Mon Feb 21, 2011, 09:14:25 AM
See more details at jimstaro's diary UN Report: Green Growth is Better, Safer Growth