This book offers unique insight into the economics of sustainable development and the European Green Deal. It provides a robust assessment of the sustainability of European economies and offers practical policy suggestions to aid the transition to green and digital economies. By comparing the approaches taken across Europe, best practices and effective policies are identified for the promotion of energy efficiency, industrial innovation, and inclusive growth. Economic theory and policy implementation are combined to address disparities across Europe and create equal opportunities for clean energy, decent work, and technological development.

This book sets out a framework for the green transition and for global economic transformation. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in sustainable economic development, the European political economy, and green economic policy.

Offers practical policy suggestions to aid the transition to green and digital economies Highlights economic policies for the promotion of energy efficiency, industrial innovation, and inclusive growth Sets out a framework for the green transition and for global economic transformation

Autorentext

Costinela Fortea is Assistant Professor at the Business Administration Department, University Dunarea de Jos of Galati.

Inhalt

1. Approaches to sustainable development through the lens of specific global objectives.- 2. Synthesis of economic models of sustainable development on clean energy, decent work and economic growth and industry, innovation and infrastructure.- 3. Analysis of the economy's strategies for achieving sustainable development Goal 7 and the main indicators for sustainable development Goal 7.- 4. modelling European energy sustainability based on sustainable development Goal 7 indicators.- 5. New European energy sustainability impact models using panel data analysis.- 6. Analysis energy efficiency compared to EU member states using the DEA method.- 7. Proposed sustainable development solutions from the perspective of sustainable development Goal 7.- 8. Analysis of the economy's strategies to achieve the sustainable development goals and the main SDG 8 indicators.- 9. Modelling European economic sustainability based on economic indicators related to sustainable development Goal 8.- 10. Modelling the impact of economic sustainability by quantifying the evolution of economic growth and decent work factors.- 11. Analysis economic efficiency compared to EU member states using the DEA method.- 12. Proposed sustainable development solutions from the perspective of sustainable development Goal 8.- 13. Analysis of the economy's strategies for achieving sustainable development Goal 9 and the main indicators of SDG 9.- 14. Modelling European industrial sustainability based on economic indicators related to sustainable development Goal 9.- 15. New European industrial sustainability impact model from the perspective of the evolution of R&D expenditure in the industry using panel data analysis.- 16. Analysis industrial efficiency compared to EU member states using the DEA method.- 17. Proposed sustainable development solutions from the perspective of SDG 9.- 18. Conclusions, limitations of the scientific approach and future research directions.