ASIA’S SOARING CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS UNSUSTAINABLE, UN WARNS New York, Apr 24 2013 2:00PM The Asia-Pacific region, which has overtaken the rest of the world in consumption of raw materials as affluence and manufacturing increase, must boost its resource efficiency or risk losing ground in lifestyle, economic growth …
Global Marshall Plan Annual Meeting 2012
Global Marshall Plan Annual Meeting 2012 Our common learning journey continues! Start to “Become Active” Global Marshall Plan Academy 2012 completed University Day Project: First nation-wide Networking-Meeting Second successful University Day of Karlsruhe shows to be a great example for replication Awareness Raising by Campus Groups Global …
Two Upcoming Conferences on Ecological Economics
“Degrowth in the Americas” International Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 13-19, 2012 http://montreal.degrowth.org/ Speakers include: David Suzuki, William Rees, Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Fullerton, Alain Gras, Joan Martinez-Alier, Serge Mongeau, Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán, Juliet Schor, Peter Victor, François Schneider Want social and environmental justice? Montreal conference to explore alternatives to …
Macro-economic models need to widen their perspective
The recent recession has prompted the adoption of ‘return to growth’ policies but the tools used to assess growth often have a narrow economic focus. A new report has assessed current macro-economic models and suggests they need to incorporate the impact that environmental factors can have on the economy, and …