It would be difficult to think of one sector with more growth prospects than services, products, and construction in the environmental sector. 80% of the carbon dioxide emissions from NYC is the result of building use. The retrofitting of hundreds of thousands of buildings to use less resources is a good financial investment–and can’t be outsourced. All kinds of products and services will be–and are–undergoing a redesign to focus more on resource consumption and environmental impact. This ranges everywhere from your brokerage firm to your dry cleaning to your contractor.
There was a recent summit in San Francisco called Advancing the New Energy Economy where attendees discussed advancing the long-term growth, financial stability, and job prospects of the new green economy. Read more in a Sustanablog post.