‘Reports You Need’
Too Much Finance?
by Jean-Louis Arcand, Enrico Berkes and Ugo Panizza This paper examines whether there is a threshold above which financial development no longer has a positive effect on economic growth. We use different empirical approaches to show that there can indeed be “too much” finance. In particular, our results suggest that finance starts having a [...]
The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-term Decision Making
Click here to download the report (PDF) by John Kay for the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, UK, July 2012 "Financial intermediation depends on trust and confidence: the trust and confidence that savers who invest funds have in those they choose to manage these funds, and the trust and confidence of investors in the businesses [...]
The Future We Want – Zero draft of the outcome document
I. Preamble/Stage Setting 1. We, the heads of State and Government, having met at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20-22 June 2012, resolve to work together for a prosperous, secure and sustainable future for our people and our planet. 2. We reaffirm our determination to free humanity from hunger and want through the eradication of all forms of [...]
The Debtwatch Manifesto
Prof. Steve Keen has grasped the global debt picture and come up with the most sensible proposals yet for downsizing the global casino and taming finance , so as to return it to its original limited purpose . We at Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) also support a financial transactions tax , as a simple and equally systemic reform to [...]
The Debunking Handbook Part 1: The First Myth About Debunking
The Debunking Handbook is a guide to debunking myths, by John Cook and Stephan Lewandowsky. Although there is a great deal of psychological research on misinformation, unfortunately there is no summary of the literature that offers practical guidelines on the most effective ways of reducing the influence of misinformation. This Handbook boils down [...]
Who Will Control the Green Economy?
Who Will Control the Green Economy? New report on Corporate Concentration in the Life Industries From the UN Rio+20 preparatory meetings in New York, ETC Group today launches Who Will Control the Green Economy? The 60-page report connects the dots between the climate and oil crises, new technologies and corporate power. The report warns that [...]
A Greener Footprint for Industry
A report from UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization As the prime manufacturer of the goods and services societies consume, industry has a critical role to play. And one can only conclude that industry’s production systems are fundamentally unsustainable: they do not allow the needs of present generations to be met without [...]
Toward a Sustainable Future for the U.S. Power Sector: Beyond Business as Usual 2011
The Civil Society Institute (www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan action oriented research center that serves as a catalyst for change by creating problem-solving interactions among people, and between communities, government and business that can help to improve society. CSI works to support local and state efforts to [...]
IPCC: Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
1. Introduction The Working Group III Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) presents an assessment of the literature on the scientific, technological, environmental, economic and social aspects of the contribution of six renewable energy (RE) sources to the mitigation of climate [...]
Renewables 2011: Global Status Report
Changes in renewable energy markets, investments, industries, and policies have been so rapid in recent years that perceptions of the status of renewable energy can lag years behind the reality. This report captures that reality and provides a unique overview of renewable energy worldwide as of early 2011. The report covers both current status [...]
