Choosing the train over the plane costs more in time and money. That’s where the state and employers can step in, explains Michael Segalov in an article on The Guardian website. People want to travel more sustainably. But we need help to do it It’s almost funny – the start of a comedian’s dark, … Continue reading Ensure sustainable travel will require state intervention and employers making adjustments
Category: Sustainable development
“Sustainability” becoming standard practice for architects
Tom Dennis writes on the Prairie Business website about the changing environment for architects. Do you see the same developments in your country? On beyond energy efficiency: For architects, ‘sustainability’ now means so much more GRAND FORKS – Jim Galloway agrees: “In architecture these days, there are fads, there are trends and there are … Continue reading “Sustainability” becoming standard practice for architects
Canada’s financial community has yet to fully grasp the numerous challenges and opportunities that climate change presents in the transition to a low-carbon economy
As all countries try to find the right way forward in the low-carbon energy transition, it is useful to read what is happening in Canada. Sean Cleary and Ryan Riordan of Queen’s University write on The Conversation website about some of the opportunities being missed by the financial sector. Do you have similar issues in … Continue reading Canada’s financial community has yet to fully grasp the numerous challenges and opportunities that climate change presents in the transition to a low-carbon economy
da Vinci sensitive to environmental concerns
As we seek to improve our society’s sustainability, it is good to reflect on how our environment was viewed by others in the past. Susan Broomhall and Andrea Gaynor from the University of Western Australia revisit the views of Leonardo da Vinci. EiD readers should enjoy this. Leonardo da Vinci revisited: was he an … Continue reading da Vinci sensitive to environmental concerns
New World Bank report discusses policies to achieve sustainable infrastructure
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a review by Delia Paul of a new report from the World Bank on sustainable infrastructure. World Bank Finds Efficiency and Quality of Spending Key to Sustainable Infrastructure A World Bank report presents policy mixes that could enable low- and middle-income … Continue reading New World Bank report discusses policies to achieve sustainable infrastructure
Addressing ‘wickedness’
Wicked is an emotive word, conjuring up many thoughts and images. One can think of the musical Wicked, for starters. But Ana de Almeida Kumlien and Paul Coughlan from Trinity College Dublin bring a different perspective in an article on The Conversation Website. But, as they open their article, “Wicked problems are issues so complex … Continue reading Addressing ‘wickedness’
Update on high-level meeting on SDG financing
Ana Maria Lebada from the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides an update on a high-level meeting on SDG financing in New York. High-level Meeting on SDG Financing Calls for Better Data, Long-term Investment During the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Meeting on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, … Continue reading Update on high-level meeting on SDG financing
Linking trade and pollution in the developing world
Jonas Gamso, Assistant Professor of International Trade and Global Studies at Arizona State University writes on The Conversation website about the link between trade and air pollution. It is an interesting article that raises an important question. What do you think? Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis? The developing world is in … Continue reading Linking trade and pollution in the developing world
How the link between economic growth and rising energy use has broken and what it means
Economic growth no longer translates directly into energy use. Tom Chivers explores in an article on the Business Green website how the link between economic growth and rising energy use has broken - and what it means fora modern, service-oriented economy. Is a very low energy economy something to aspire to? You might think … Continue reading How the link between economic growth and rising energy use has broken and what it means
Fears that new mining operations in the north east of South Africa could threaten communities, tourism and the environment
Plans to resume coal mining operations at a Unesco World Heritage Site in South Africa area raising many issues about sustainability. Llewellyn Leonard, Professor Environmental Science at the University of South Africa discusses many of the issues in an article on The Conversation website. Why there’s resistance to coal mining at a world heritage … Continue reading Fears that new mining operations in the north east of South Africa could threaten communities, tourism and the environment
