Coupling environmental transition and social prosperity: a scenario-analysis of the Italian case

This paper investigates to what extent green growth is able promote social equity and which policies can complement environmental achieve prosperity sustainability. We develop a dynamic macrosimulation model explore the structural effects of Italian national energy climate plan. show that alone will not result in better societal conditions needs be compensated with directly tackle inequality. Consequently, we select two are expected improve income distribution, namely basic programme working time reduction. Our scenario analysis shows reduction leads an increase employment parallel decrease aggregate demand causes emissions The reduces inequality by sustaining which, turn, partially offsets positive