2020s a ‘once-in-generation opportunity’ to scale job-rich, zero-carbon industries

The 2020s represent a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for countries, companies and investors to scale zero-carbon industries that will stimulate growth, support more resilient economies and create millions of jobs, a newly released global report argues. Titled ‘The Paris Effect: How the climate agreement is reshaping the global economy’, the report has been published by global consultancy SYSTEMIQ, a Certified B Corporation founded in 2016 to drive the achievement of the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. B Corporations are for-profit companies that seek to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.