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The facts are clear: Report finds EU can deliver more jobs in a green budget
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Greening the EU’s long-term budget can create more jobs than following the traditional spending paths according to a new report published by an alliance of environmental NGOs. Very interesting jobs cost/benefit analysis of the European Union’...
Why economic inequality leads to collapse
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“The lesson of the Great Crash was that unequal enrichment provokes asset bubbles, excessive demand for debt and, finally, economic failure.” “An economic model that allows the richest members of society to accumulate a larger and larger...
The great carbon bubble: Why the fossil fuel industry fights so hard
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"…the giant energy companies are making so much money right now that they can’t stop gorging themselves. … Everyone in the business is swimming in money. Still, they could theoretically invest all that cash in new clean...
Seizing Sustainable Development
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“The world is on an unsustainable path, and must urgently chart a new course forward, one that brings equity and environmental concerns into the economic mainstream.” At Project Syndicate, Jacob Zuma and Tarja Halonen explain the conc...
‘Go sustainable, be responsible! European civil society on the road to Rio+20′
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“The EESC conference ‘Go sustainable, be responsible! European civil society on the road to Rio+20′ on 7-8 February 2012 in Brussels is intended to voice European civil society’s positions on Rio+20 and help make Rio+20 a success.
Use Rio+20 to overhaul idea of growth, urges EU climate chief
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“Connie Hedegaard says GDP model of growth causes overconsumption, drives up commodity prices and ignores the environment…” (Source: The Guardian) In this interesting article in the Guardian, climate commissioner Hedegaard quest...
That falling feeling: Shale gas estimates continue downward
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Energy expert Kurt Cobb looks at falling estimates of shale gas production in the US. After the deflated hypes of biofuels and carbon capture and storage, is shale gas the next mirage in the energy desert? "As new wells in the world’s...
Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever
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“As energy demand grows, even alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear fusion could begin to affect the climate.” Excellent thought-provoking piece in New Scientist asking some inconvenient questions about the energy...
The culture of debt
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"The global debt crisis is not just about the growing government debt burdens of economies, nor about the financial liquidity crisis plaguing banks. The true debt crisis is much deeper than that. It involves entire economies and societies evolvin...
Is there such a thing as ethical capitalism?
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"… is there such a thing as ethical capitalism? I believe not. More importantly, despite the failure of political and other institutions to do so, broader social movements are resetting the horse before the cart by asking first – what kin...
Is there such a thing as ethical capitalism? | openDemocracy
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Via Scoop.it – The Great Transition“… is there such a thing as ethical capitalism? I believe not. More importantly, despite the failure of political and other institutions to do so, broader social movements are resetting the horse b...
China’s big bet on green industry – and how it might green the world
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"After the failure of Durban, a promising plan B to reducing carbon emissions rests upon green development industrial strategies being pursued by individual countries. And here China is in the vanguard." (Source: OpenDemocracy.net). ...
Open-market sustainability: the alternative to failing austerity policies
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"America has a pathway for leading a transition to global sustainability marked by widespread economic success and a reduction in strategic threats and friction. Pent-up demand and stranded capital can underwrite the economic engine of open-marke...
Are ecolabels going through a midlife crisis?
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On their blog, the sustainability experts of UK-based analyst Verdantix are asking some challenging questions on the future of eco-labelling. The article refers to the interesting French experiment on eco-labelling (“affichage environnemental”) w...
Rio+20: do we really need a World Environment Organisation?
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“The idea to create a United Nations environmental agency following the model of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or the International Labor Organization (ILO) is growing.” (Source: UNCSD) Sounds nice in principle but what will be i...
The great transformation: decarbonising Europe’s energy and transport systems
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"Economic growth in Europe will be affected by the costs of this transition from the current energy and transport system. A smooth transition towards a low-carbon energy and transport system could come at comparatively modest cost. Furthermore, i...
Compensation and the Myth of the Corporate Superstar
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“The public is up in arms about some of the big bonuses being paid to the CEOs of big bailed-out banks.” Very good article on Harvard Business Review blog with striking conclusion: "The notion of the superstar CEO has been a fixtu...
Coronary Capitalism
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“Just as the financial industry caused a near-meltdown of the global economy in 2008, the food industry has facilitated the explosion of obesity around the world.” Another impressive opinion piece by Kenneth Rogoff at Project Syndicat...
Computing in the Long Emergency
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How will ecological, energy and material limits affect computing in the post-carbon future? Challenging thoughts and provocative questions in this good Energy Bulletin article. Will "the Internet of 2032" be "a lot more like t...
Nuclear energy too expensive for France
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France does not have the financial means to replace its old nuclear reactor fleet according to a surprising new governmental report. This is the top headline on the frontpage of Le Monde today. The new 400-page report by the French Court des Co...
