Driving the Climate Nexus: People and Money

To transform into a Green and Circular Economy requires a good understanding of the Climate Nexus and the solutions presented here. Implementing all this needs people and money as the drivers of the transition. This chapter describes the drivers of the Great Transition to a Green and Circular Economy on a society level and the stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities. It visualizes the consumer pattern hierarchy necessary to implement the Circular Economy. This chapter also describes the financial instruments that can drive the transition and the need for investments in the green transition.