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Category Archives: Sustainable Development

Economic Growth and Prosperity are Not the Same Thing

The sadly devolved Sustainable Development Commission published an incredible report entitled Propserity Without Growth, which perfectly explains, well, what it says on the tin… For us, the central salient point: … Continue reading

27 March 2012 · Leave a Comment

Challenges, what challenges? Where’s the remote…

Yes sir, but can we switch off the tube for a minute please, sir? Can we sit and think for a few minutes maybe? Shouldn’t we be concentrating on the … Continue reading

21 February 2012 · Leave a Comment

Rio+20 and The Future We Want

Mount up! The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is 150 days away. Follow it here. In advance of the Conference, the Secretary-General has announced the release of a … Continue reading

15 January 2012 · 2 Comments

Dude, what’s up with Canada, eh?

What are they thinking? First of all, Canada, an area of magnificent unspoilt wilderness, continues to support their environmentally detrimental and carbon intensive tar sands mining in favour of, you … Continue reading

18 December 2011 · 1 Comment

Congratulations Earth, You’ve Been Granted an “Instrument”

Durban Climate Talks Conclude without Great Substance. Hurrah, let’s all stand up and congratulate our climate change negotiators in Durban for finding the political will to grant our beloved Earth … Continue reading

11 December 2011 · Leave a Comment

Part of the Problem? or Part of the Solution?

Rampant consumerism.
Widespread unsustainable lifestyles.
Unsustainable business practices.
Damaging and unsustainable travel and transport.
Extensive environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.
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These are some of the problems we face.
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Energy crisis.
Financial crisis.
Uneducated and un-empowered.
Environmental damage.
Food and water shortage.
Climate change.
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Are you part of the problem,
Or are you part of the solution?

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