CAN THE GREEN ECONOMY BE A SOLUTION FOR THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS?

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2, 1 - 19, 01.12.2019

Semra Purkis

Öz

There has been a widespread consensus on deepening ecological crisis since the early 1970s during which the world economy started to show signals of world economic crisis. Ecological crisis is not independent of economic crisis. As economic crisis deepens, we have been witnessing acceleration in commodification of new facets of nature. Moreover, the approach of incorporation of all life forms and eco systems into the price mechanism is launched with an “environmentalist” discourse as green economy by the prestigious international institutions. They argued in their various reports that there is a harmonious relationship between growth and protection of environment. In this paper it is argued that green economy provides a new field for profitable investments. Thus, ecological crisis deepens instead of being solved. Behind the green economy argument there is not environmental considerations, instead it is seen as a new field for profitable investment opportunities to overcome the economic crisis. Therefore, it can not be a solution for the ecological crisis

Anahtar Kelimeler

Green Economy, Global Green New Deal, World Economic Crisis

YEŞİL EKONOMİ EKOLOJİK KRİZE ÇÖZÜM OLABİLİR Mİ?

Öz

Dünyada ekonomik kriz belirtilerinin ortaya çıkmaya başladığı 1970’li yıllardan beri giderek derinleşen bir ekolojik kriz olduğu konusunda geniş bir görüşbirliği vardır. Ekolojik kriz ekonomik krizden bağımsız değildir. Ekonomik kriz derinleştikçe doğanın farklı boyutlarının metalaşmasının hızlandığına tanık olunmaktadır. Bunun da ötesinde, bütün yaşam formlarının ve ekosistemlerin fiyat mekanizmasına içerilmesi yaklaşımı, “çevreci” bir söylemle yeşil ekonomi olarak uluslararası prestijli kuruluşlarca dolaşıma sokulmuştur. Bu kuruluşlar, değişik raporlarında büyüme ve çevre koruması arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişki olduğunu öne sürmektedirler. Bu çalışmada yeşil ekonominin karlı yatırım fırsatları sunan yeni bir alan olduğu iddia edilmektedir. Dolayısıyla ekolojik kriz çözümleneceğine derinleşmektedir. Yeşil ekonomi tezinin ardında çevreyle ilgili endişelerden çok krizi aşmak için yeni ve karlı yatırım fırsatları sunan bir alan olarak görülmesi yatmaktadır. Dolayısıyla yeşil ekonomi ekolojik krize çare olamaz.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yeşil Ekonomi, Küresel Yeni Yeşil Düzen, Dünya Ekonomik Krizi

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