Abstract This article analyses why Green National Accounting based on the SEEA system and/or a “Green GDP” have not been seriously integrated in policy making processes, despite the long-standing public concern that economic growth may harm the environment.. Combining a historical institutionalist and a public policy-oriented theoretical approach rooted in Political Science in order to understand this puzzle, we analyse the case of Denmark; a country widely seen as a green front-runner, and therefore a likely candidate for implementing Green National Accounting/a Green GDP in political-administrative decision-making. We identify several barriers that make a transition towards a Green GDP very difficult. However, with the change of government in 2019 a window of opportunity opened, and Denmark now seems to be on its way to introduce green economic models based on green national accounts, and eventually a Green GDP in policy-making; albeit incrementally and in a way that fits existing administrative procedures and existing economic models.

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发展和实施绿色 GDP 的障碍和机遇

摘要 本文分析了为什么基于 SEEA 系统和/或“绿色 GDP”的绿色国民核算没有被认真纳入政策制定过程，尽管长期以来公众担心经济增长可能会损害环境。为了理解这个难题，我们分析了丹麦的案例；一个被广泛视为绿色领跑者的国家，因此很可能是在政治行政决策中实施绿色国民核算/绿色 GDP 的候选人。我们确定了使向绿色 GDP 过渡非常困难的几个障碍。然而，随着 2019 年政府更迭，机会之窗打开了，丹麦现在似乎正在引入基于绿色国民账户的绿色经济模型，并最终在决策中引入绿色 GDP；尽管以适合现有行政程序和现有经济模式的方式逐步进行。