As we conclude, by balancing the goals of economic activity with the management of natural assets during the process of development, green growth practitioners seek to create a broader and longer-term approach to national growth and development. In so doing, they help to create economies that are more resilient to shocks such as weather fluctuations and oil price spikes, ensure that most sectors of society enjoy benefits from growth, and provide foundations for increased trade. Developing countries, in particular, have a real urgency in pursuing green growth in their economic development; no country has grown its economy without increasing energy and raw material consumption and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time. Because the threat of climate change adds urgency to creating cleaner, smarter growth models, green growth represents the opportunity to learn from the economic experience of the twentieth century and chart a different course for poverty reduction, jobs, and improved living standards. There are pressing governance and planning implications for national, regional, and city leaders and legislators. A robust regulatory infrastructure, congruent energy and tax policies, the creation of markets and incentives, and standards that promote energy and resource efficiency, less waste, and the development of clean technology, as well as sound public–private partnerships, are all necessary ingredients for green growth. Public policy is a necessary catalyst to drive—and be a partner to, not limit or substitute for—the creativity of businesses that provide goods and services in the wider green economy.