Constructing Meanings of a Green Economy: Investigation of an Argument for Africa’s Transition towards the Green Economy
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33 Appendix I - Speech by Prime Minister Zenawi of Ethiopia 39 v Appendix II – General Analysis Table for the Speech 1 vi List of Figures Figure 1: Scriven’s Seven-Step Model for Argument Analysis List of Appendices Appendix I Speech by Prime Minister Zenawi of Ethiopia Appendix II General Analysis Table for Speech by Prime Minister Zenawi vii List of Acronyms AEC African Economic Conference AfDB African Development Bank AUC African Union Commission ECA Economic Commission for Africa GDP Gross Domestic Product GEC Green Economy Coalition GGND Global Green New Deal ICC International Chamber of Commerce ILO International Labour Organization IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LDCs Less Developed Countries NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development NGO Non-Governmental Organization OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development UN United Nations UNCSD United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development UNDESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNEP United Nations Environment Programme WWF World Wildlife Fund viii Abstract The Green Economy, in the context of sustainable development and poverty reduction, is cur- rently the most important item on the international environmental policy agenda. While confer- ences proceed and countries prepare for a transition to the Green Economy as advised by UNEP, the definition of the concept remains contested, yet still demanded. In parallel, countries have requested, and agreed on principle that they be given relative flexibility to dictate the im- plementation of their transitions. The result, like sustainable development before it is a multiple meanings which may position the Green Economy concept for failure in the long term as these meanings erode its practical relevance across contexts. By means of argumentation analysis supported by framing theory, this study argues that the ful- filment of both requests is not necessarily compatible as countries define and redefine the con- cept of the Green Economy within different contexts. It also argues that ultimately Green Economy does indeed share weaknesses similar to those observed in sustainable development literature which may lead to its long term irrelevance and dim the likelihood of achieving its pur- pose. The object of analysis is a speech given at an African Economic Conference that is ana- lysed to illustrate the already existing divergence of definitions and expose these weaknesses. Download 1.86 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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