The phrase "building a green economy" means different things to different people, but in general it refers to encouraging economic development that prioritizes sustainability.
Sustainability is working with nature in the quest to meet people's needs and wants, instead of disregarding environmental concerns in the process of growing the economy.
The primary way governments around the world are trying to "green" their own economies today is by increasing investments and growing jobs in industries on the cutting edge of non-polluting renewable forms of energy, such as solar and wind power.
President Obama has repeatedly invoked his vision of a green economy as a tool for helping the U.S. lift itself out of recession and position itself as an economic powerhouse in a carbonconstrained future. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the $787.2 billion stimulus package that Congress signed into law in 2009, was chock full of provisions to boost renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental restoration initiatives.
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