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Mitigation
1
Energy supply
& optimization2
Industrials &
buildings3
Transportation
& mobility4
Food,
agriculture
& land use5
Carbon &
methane
management6
Circularity
& waste
management7
Financial
& enabling
solutions
1.1
Renewable
power2.1
Low-carbon
materials3.1
Road
transportation
electrification4.1
Green fertilizers5.1
Carbon capture
utilization &
storage (CCUS)6.1
Sorting
technology7.1
Carbon
measurement
& accounting
1.2
Geothermal
energy2.2
Building energy
management
& automation,
incl. EMS13.2
Aviation
& marine
propulsion4.2
Alternative
proteins5.2
Gas capture,
incl. methane6.2
Paper & wood
recycling7.2
Carbon markets
& services
1.3
Nuclear power2.3
Machinery
efficiency3.3
Sustainable
logistics4.3
Farming
technologies5.3
Engineered carbon
removal solutions6.3
Plastics recycling7.3
Sustainable
finance solutions
1.4
Waste-to-energy
(e.g. for biomass
& gas)2.4
Industrial
green heat3.4
Electric charging
infrastructure5.4
Nature-based
carbon removal
solutions6.4
Metals, batteries
& e-waste
recycling
1.5
Hydrogen &
derivatives2.5
Green packaging3.5
Biofuels6.5
Construction &
demolition waste
(CDW) recycling
1.6
Energy storage2.6
Green heating3.6
Synthetic fuels
& e-fuels6.6
Textile recycling
1.7
Electricity grids
1.8
Flexibility
management
1.9
Distributed energy
1.10
District energy
1.11
Energy contracting
& energy service
companiesWhat is the green economy?
There is no uniform definition of the green
economy.12 In this report, the green economy refers
to commercial solutions with a clear environmental
purpose or solutions that are a direct response to
environmental challenges. This covers both mitigation
and adaptation and resilience, from advanced clean
technologies to nascent agri-tech solutions. Examples include renewable energy, electric
vehicles, low-carbon food products, climate-resilient
construction materials, textile recycling, green finance,
carbon-measurement tech and services, and more.
This market landscape definition covers seven
major industry segments in mitigation (see Table 1)
and seven impact themes in adaptation and
resilience (see Table 2), which further divide into
~100 subsegments.
Note: 1. EMS = energy management system.
Source: Boston Consulting Group.13Green economy landscape – mitigation segments
The green economy landscape covers seven major industry segments in mitigationTABLE 1
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