What are the secret ingredients needed to transform a city or region into a hotspot in the green economy?
Necessity can be a primary driving force. In 1974, in the wake of the first oil embargo, Japan embarked on Project Sunshine to create a solar industry and promote efficiency. Brazil’s ethanol industry launched around same time for the same reasons.
Israel has become a leader in drip irrigation, desalination, sustainable development and drought-resistant agriculture because of its environment. Approximately 93 percent of the country’s land mass consists of “dry lands” that receive 600 millimeters of rain or less a year; as a result, the country remains a leader in drip irrigation, desalination, sustainable development and drought-resistant agriculture.
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