The European Union has long been ahead of the curve in terms of sustainability efforts and legislative action around carbon emissions, cleaner energy, toxins in consumer products, and the like.<\/p>\n
The journey for the EU is well underway and looks to be picking up speed. For instance, pervasive GMO labeling laws<\/a> across EU member states and Norway’s recent passage of a carbon tax showed the dramatic difference in public opinion and governance for social responsibility<\/a> between the U.S. and the EU.<\/p>\n This report was recently published, and we thought it was worth sharing. It documents the job and wealth creation, economic advancement, and increased self-resiliency that the EU can achieve through a thorough investment in greening their economy. You heard that right…jobs and economic development are the byproduct of green, not the opposite, as many climate change deniers and fossil fuel industry-funded groups would have you believe.<\/p>\n
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