Report | Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy

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Updated November 23 2020 - 6:09pm, first published 5:11pm
A report titled Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA Economy, identified opportunities for WA to reduce the negative environmental impact of industries across its regions, and provide a roadmap for WA to transition to a more sustainable and resilient economic future. Image by Shutterstock.
A report titled Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA Economy, identified opportunities for WA to reduce the negative environmental impact of industries across its regions, and provide a roadmap for WA to transition to a more sustainable and resilient economic future. Image by Shutterstock.

Creating a more sustainable or 'green' state would deliver 55,000 jobs, 49,000 of which would be in regional WA, and add $16 billion to the Western Australian economy, while helping to significantly reduce WA's environmental footprint, a new Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre report has found.

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Emma Kirk

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