Environment: Germany, a laboratory for green growth

Citation

(2012), "Environment: Germany, a laboratory for green growth", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 23 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2012.08323faa.006

Environment: Germany, a laboratory for green growth

Article Type: News From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 23, Issue 6.

Germany is successfully limiting the amount of carbon, energy and resources required to grow its economy. Though the public is generally satisfied with the level of environmental quality, the OECD's Environmental Performance Review of Germany warns that challenges remain in areas like air and water quality, the protection of biodiversity and de-carbonising energy production. It says that Germany will need more cost-effective policies to achieve its ambitious environmental objectives which, in some cases, go beyond those established in the EU.

Stringent environmental requirements have helped to make Germany a leader in the environmental goods and services sector. Worth up to euro 300 billion by 2020, “green” is an important source of economic growth and jobs.