1.4 Government policies’ support to realize their bioeconomy vision and objectives
Talking about a ‘green economy’ means looking at how society, the government, businesses, and the environment connect both in the past and for the future. It’s become a big topic in discussions among academics, the public, and businesses, moving beyond just talk to actually doing things. People are realizing how pollution and climate change are affecting us. This pushes us to think and come up with plans, ideas, and things that help us build an economy, a country, and a world that can last without hurting the environment. Even though the world, businesses, and making money won’t stop, we need to think about how our actions affect the environment now and in the future. That’s why every country, no matter how developed, needs to do something about it. This is especially true for places like Argentina. In the past twenty years, when the world was facing economic problems, the idea of a ‘green economy’ started getting attention. Big groups like the United Nations and events like the Rio+20 Summit in 2012 talked about it as a way to make development sustainable. Then, the Paris Agreement in 2015 pushed the world to fight climate change. Different governments in Argentina have worked on this, but real progress is still not clear.
Recently, Argentina started a big project called the National Renewable Cluster. This project aims to make stuff in Argentina for renewable energy and also to sell it abroad. It’s a huge plan that involves a lot of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) from different parts of the country. This is just the start, and more companies might join later. The current government has a plan called the Green Productive Development Plan. It’s all about making new industries in Argentina. This includes things like making clean energy from green hydrogen and making laws so that cars don’t create pollution. Argentina has a lot of wind and water, which can be used for making green hydrogen. Companies are working together with research groups to make this happen (Belmartino, 2022). This plan, started in July 2021, is spending a lot of money to help over 3,500 companies. It has four main ideas: making new industries that are eco-friendly, using resources in a way that helps the environment, making things in a way that’s good for the environment and making things better, and helping local companies work together. They also want to focus on making cleaner ways to move around, making green hydrogen, and improving how things like steel, copper, and paper are made. This plan also looks at how companies can help make energy cleaner, helps small eco-friendly companies grow, and plans for mining and using resources better.
However, while the government is trying hard, not many businesses in Argentina are working on making a ‘green economy’. This means there’s a big chance for businesses to work together and grow in this area. It’s not just about money but also about getting people with the right skills to work on things like heavy industry, farming, mining, and energy, which are going to change a lot soon. Experts say that there are chances for new businesses to grow in areas like making machines, electrical devices, and tools for measuring things. These areas are connected, which means there’s a chance to make products and grow together. This is not just about things like wind and solar energy but also about other products that can help the environment. If these products succeed, they could help grow the economy by making it grow by 0.23 to 0.4 percent more (Belmartino, 2022).