The green economy is poised to create an immense amount of prosperity—but will everyone benefit? – By Lance Lambert (Fortune) / Nov 19 2021
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Earlier this month, nearly 200 nations reached an agreement at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland. That deal, named the Glasgow Climate Pact, lays the framework for preventing temperature rises of more than 1.5°C while also expanding plans to grow the green economy. This comes as Wall Street is increasingly bullish that green sectors are about to explode. Look no further than Tesla’s sky-high $1.1 trillion market capitalization (more than six times the combined values of GM and Ford).
But just how much opportunity will this green push create—and who will benefit?
To find out, Fortune reached out to Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where a team of experts (Zineb Sqalli and Nour Mejri) recently studied the green economy through a gender equity lens.
Here’s what the BCG team found.
