INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GREEN ECONOMY: GLOBAL INDICATORS AND TARGET SECTORS IN EGYPT | ||
| Journal of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Researches | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesasd.2025.420362.1021 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ola E. Shokry* 1; Ahmed B. Mansy2; Mohamed F. Taha3 | ||
| 1Dept. Environ. Admin., Legal, and Econ. Sci., Inst. Environ. Stud., Arish Univ., Egypt. | ||
| 2Dept. Plant Prod., Fac. Environ. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., Egypt. | ||
| 3Dept. Econ., Fac. Commerce., Arish Univ., Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In light of Egypt’s adoption of the Sustainable Development Strategy "Egypt Vision 2030," the government has initiated several green economy projects, including renewable energy expansion, sustainable transportation, and improved waste management. Despite issuing the country's first green bonds in 2020 to attract environmentally friendly investments, Egypt's utilization of green investment opportunities remains limited due to the absence of an integrated vision linking global green economy indicators with national economic sectors. This study aimed to analyse the main investment areas in the green economy, identify the relevant global indicators, and examine the sectors involved in Egypt. The findings reveal that green investment opportunities exist in waste management, renewable energy, land and water management, tourism, and transportation. The primary relevant global indicators include the Environmental Performance Index, Global Green Economy Index, Sustainable Energy Readiness Index, and the Eco-Innovation Index. The study also highlights the major green economy sectors in Egypt—such as agriculture, industry, water, tourism, transport, construction, forestry, and fisheries—and identifies several challenges to the green transition, including weak institutional and legislative frameworks, lack of public awareness, limited green finance, and the absence of accurate local performance indicators. To address these issues, the study proposes actionable recommendations, including establishing a national green economy unit, amending investment laws to include green incentives, enforcing green public procurement policies, launching green finance packages for SMEs, encouraging institutional transformation in industrial zones, and publishing an annual national green economy report. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Green economy; sustainable investment; green economy indicators; renewable energy; Egypt Vision 2030 | ||
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