Seen that? - Dealing with climate change

Filed in archive Best of on November 19, 2009

Dealing with climate change at Audeamus - How dare we...

(Photo from the UK's Environment Agency) So far I haven't touched much on climate change and global warming, but this is an extremely important part of the future of international development. While there are certainly debates on future severity, how much is man caused, and what the solutions might be, and I don't see anything wrong with that, only as long as people take into account that it is actually happening [...] Read More


Capitalism and Sustainable Development at Audeamus - How dare we...

The World Bank has a problem - capitalism. So much so, the World Bank is being called a failed model. The trail of travesty is so vast, rumors of Tony Blair taking charge, with his "reverse Midas touch," have brought about some cheering amongst analysts. Recently I was privy to a conversation between a few well-informed and concerned citizens and professionals, including a personal friend Jeff Kroll, published sociologist professor at [...] Read More


Sustainable Development for the Future at Audeamus - How dare we...

(From National Curriculum) Just a round up of sustainable development news as I clean out my backlog of items here today. *PricewaterhouseCoopers has identified six trends that will drive sustainable development over the next decade in their report: "Corporate Responsibility: Strategy, Management and Value." More on this report at EurActive. *The United Nations has also recently released a report called "Trends in Sustainable Development." *Jeffrery Sachs headlined a conference in Delhi on [...] Read More


Communities in Arms Against Climate Change at IfEnergy

Its great to read something like this. This article says that US towns and cities themselves are supporting positive action against climate change, faster than the federal government. This is my observation too, after reporting about numerous sustainable actions being undertaken by towns (like Woodstock) and cities (like seattle) and even offices and business establishments (Wal-Mart!) inside and outside the US. It looks like people really are picking it up! Big [...] Read More


The Cost-Benefit Equation of Climate Change Action at IfEnergy

According to Britain's Shell UK, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the cost-benefit equation of action to tackle climate change in favorable. And this is a world-wide truth that could be worth trillions of dollars in the next five years. In a report released by Shell UK, actions related to climate change mitigation might be a drop in Britain's economy (only 0.3 percent of total national output) but the opportunities [...] Read More