A Framework of Green Growth Indicators
2.1 Objectives of Green Growth
“Low Carbon-Green Growth” aims to simultaneously achieve the following three objectives by
creating a synergistic relationship between economic growth and environmental protection. The first
objective is to promote eco-friendly new growth engines for the national economy. For this objective,
research and development of eco-friendly environmental products and their production technology
should be encouraged. In addition, production and consumption of these products should be increased
in the economic activity. The second objective is to improve people’s quality of life and promote a
green revolution in their life-style. In this case, people mean the members of the society or economy.
For successful green growth, members of society should be aware of the importance of green lifestyle
and green products in order to reduce environmental pollution and preserve natural capital
resources which can continuously give an environmental service to them. Next, they should put their
collaborative efforts into the implementation of green growth strategies in cooperation with the
government, firms, and NGOs. For example, members of local societies could change their life style
so as to consume more and more eco-friendly green products. The third and final objective is to
contribute to international efforts to fight climate change and other environmental trends. Government
and society should try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in production and consumption.
Greenhouse gases are regarded as major materials which bring about climate change. Therefore,
according to the Koyto protocol, environment policies for reduction of greenhouse gases have been
made and carried out in advanced countries.