Wednesday
Sep242008
Director of the UN Environment Programm on Green Initiatives
Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, discusses strategies for reducing pollution and environmental waste in relation to the Millennium Development Goals.
"When we talk about the green economy," Steiner said, "it's not necessarily a mathametic definition we're kooking at." He when on to say that in the UN's analysis, UNEP looks at "where are, in our economy, sectors emerging, jobs being created, investments being mobilized ... and essentially restructuring our economy?"
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"When we talk about the green economy," Steiner said, "it's not necessarily a mathametic definition we're kooking at." He when on to say that in the UN's analysis, UNEP looks at "where are, in our economy, sectors emerging, jobs being created, investments being mobilized ... and essentially restructuring our economy?"
Listen to Audio File (5:18)
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