Learning from China: Why the Existing Economic Model Will Fail

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Learning from China: Why the Existing Economic Model Will Fail www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2011/highlights18 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Data Highlight September 8, 2011 For almost as long as I can remember we have been saying that the United States, with 5 percent of the world’s people, consumes a third or …

The Consumption Dilemma: Leverage Points for Accelerating Sustainable Growth

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The World Economic Forum’s work on sustainable consumption has gained momentum over the last three years. The issue has moved up the agenda of governments and businesses while acceptance of the need for “sustainable consumption” has become more widespread. Following a strong commitment to sustainable consumption from CEOs at the …

Happiness Should Have Greater Role In Development Policy Un Member States

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HAPPINESS SHOULD HAVE GREATER ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY ? UN MEMBER STATES New York, Jul 19 2011 7:05PM The General Assembly today <“http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/ga11116.doc.htm“>called on United Nations Member States to undertake steps that give more importance to happiness and well-being in determining how to achieve and measure social and economic development. …

Europe takes important steps towards going beyond GDP

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Newsletter Europe takes important steps towards going beyond GDP July 2011 French and German versions of this newsletter will be posted on the website before 25 July 2011. An important step was taken beginning of June towards measuring progress in the EU on a broader basis than GDP alone, when …

Event Summary: Crunch Time for Carbon Reporting

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Event Summary: Crunch Time for Carbon Reporting Tuesday 7th June 2011 Lord Chidgey opened the meeting on behalf of the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group and the Aldersgate Group (AG). He thanked the sponsors, Carbon Systems. Mike Anderson, Director General of Defra, acknowledged the “keen interest from the Aldersgate …

Report on EUROSTAT Conference on “Statistics for Policymaking: Europe 2020”

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Report on EUROSTAT Conference on “Statistics for Policymaking: Europe 2020” By Lisa Cowan, EMBA, Ethical Markets European Correspondent The 2011 annual gathering of Europe’s key statisticians and policy makers was held in Brussels, March 2011. The conference was opened by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, who confirmed …

The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millenium

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Save 30% when you order this title before February 2 online. Enter code ECWNX3 when you check out. This book is the latest report by the World Bank to estimate comprehensive wealth—including produced, natural, and human/ institutional assets—for over 100 countries. This ground-breaking report presents wealth accounts for 1995, 2000, …

Former UK Premier Gordon Brown to speak on financial stability at UNEP FI Global Roundtable

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Former UK Prime Minister and current Member of Parliament Gordon Brown will address global financial leaders during the UNEP FI Global Roundtable meeting on financial sustainability to take place in Washington D.C. this October. Mr Brown, widely respected as the global leader who rallied the world’s financial policy-makers to respond …