The International Labour Organization claims that "A transition to agricultural sustainability and a circular economy will result in more and often better jobs." This is pure fantasy, promoted to push people further into Sustainable Development.
TN has long-held that as a Technocracy, China was faking economic data about its fully-engineered society. This is a natural result of insisting that your predicted outcomes must be correct, so data to the contrary is simply ignored. In short, the Technocrat mind cannot be wrong, so always make it look 'right'.
Radical environmentalists are asserting themselves again in California as they seek to mandate solar panels for all new homes, which could cost up to $30,000 more per unit. The Technocrat mindset is that there is a scientific solution to every conceivable problem, but personal freedom of choice does not enter their mind.
As Free Enterprise and Capitalism crumble at the disruptors of Technocracy, a very real human cost emerges and it isn't pretty. Technocracy will lead the world back into the dark ages, with serfdom being the norm and property ownership reserved for a very few.
Another bold-faced lie being perpetrated by the United Nations is that women must be 'elevated' in order to save the world vis the Sustainable Development Goals. In fact, men are falling apart as women are rising in power.
Green Economy is synonymous with Sustainable Development and Technocracy. With opposing cultural world views between China and the Islamic world, both are pitted in competition to be the leaders in implementing Sustainable Development. Apparently, the SDG's of the United Nations' Sustainable Development are compatible with Sharia law and the Koran.
Dubai and the wider Islamic world are head-over-heels in love with Sustainable Development, Green Economy and Fintech (Financial Technology) because it will lead to the demise of Capitalism and Free Enterprise. Islamic theology is claimed to be very compatible with the green movement.
Essentially, ICLEI is promoting Public-Private Partnerships to finance green projects and development of Smart Cities. The fear factor to do so is a) population is still exploding and b) most people are moving to cities. Like climate change, both are wildly exaggerated.
The terms 'circular economy' and Sustainable Development are UN terms that are tied together as synonymous thoughts. It stresses efficiency and cutting waste. As a Technocracy, China is agressively leading the global community in its path.
Finally, someone has correctly pegged the role of Marx, robotics, the destruction of capital and hence, the destruction of Capitalism and Free Enterprise itself. Zbigniew Brzezinski in Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era, developed the idea that Marxism was a mere stepping stone to the end result of societal evolution, which he called the Technetronic Era, aka Technocracy. Thus, Capitalism will die and be replaced by Technocracy.