Alert: ‘Critical moment’ for sustainable development, UN chief tells major financing forum

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

Instant Alert15 April 2019‘Critical moment’ for sustainable development, UN chief tells major financing forum “Uneven growth, rising debt levels, possible upticks in financial volatility, and heightened global trade tensions” are hampering progress on reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN chief António Guterres told the Forum on Financing for Development on …

Fed official: Climate change is an ‘international market failure’ | Grist

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Fed official: Climate change is an ‘international market failure’ By Eric Holthaus on Mar 26, 2019 Climate change was already worrying enough — now a report from the U.S. central bank cautions that rising temperatures and extreme storms could eventually trigger a financial collapse. A Federal Reserve researcher warned in …

Climate panel disbanded by Trump, now regrouped, releases its report: Framework for translating science into local action

Jay OwenSustainability News, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

“Ethical Markets congratulates Columbia University’s Earth Institute, New York State and the American Meteorological Society for the initiative! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor”   Climate panel disbanded by Trump, now regrouped, releases its report: Framework for translating science into local action https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404094939.htm A federal advisory committee started meeting in 2016 to explore …

What Government By The People Looks Like

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Budgeting By The People Imagine if government budget processes weren’t obscure and remote, but were designed so that you, collaborating with other members of your community, had a direct role in deciding how your tax dollars were spent. The latest edition of The Next System Podcast shows where participatory budgeting …

Green Growth News – March 2019

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Towards Green Growth in Emerging Market Economies This paper provides a cross-country review of progress towards green growth in selected emerging market economies that are members or partners of the OECD. It draws on the country studies conducted within the OECD Environmental Performance Review Programme for Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, …

Special Issue: Economics and the Ecosystem

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real-world economics review Please click here to support this open-access journal and the WEA Subscribers: 26,210    subscribe    RWER Blog    ISSN 1755-9472    back issues A journal of the World Economics Association (WEA) 14,432 members, join Issue no. 87 19 March 2019 Special Issue ??????? ???????Economics and the Ecosystem   download whole …