The ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies provides a good article on the phys.org website about sustainable development. What are your views? Can sustainable development co-exist with current economic growth? In low-income countries, populations often depend on extractive industries such as fishing, agriculture and mining, but have lower per capita consumption rates … Continue reading Confronting the elephant in the room—the ‘trilemma’ of population growth, economic growth and environmental sustainability
Category: Sustainable development
Discussing the market for sustainable products in Asia
While there is a greater appreciation for sustainable products, too often consumers opt for cheaper products. People often say they will pay a premium for sustainable products. But there’s a difference between what people say in a survey and what they actually do in a store. Are Asian consumers ready to pay more for green … Continue reading Discussing the market for sustainable products in Asia
Can we stay cool sustainably? Cooling devices are critical for millions of people worldwide but they are also big contributors to global warming
Irene Banos Ruiz discusses in an article on the Deutsche Welle website about the issues relating to cooling more sustainably than we are now. How to prevent cooling from warming up the world Cooling devices are critical for millions of people worldwide, particularly with rising temperatures. But while such appliances save lives, they're also … Continue reading Can we stay cool sustainably? Cooling devices are critical for millions of people worldwide but they are also big contributors to global warming
Global risks of lack of access to cooling
Stefan Jungcurt writes on the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s SDG Knowledge Hub about a new report that raises concerns about the large number of people with insufficient access to adequate refrigeration and cooling. SEforALL Report Sounds Alarm on Risks Related to Lack of Access to Cooling Around the world, 1.1 billion people have … Continue reading Global risks of lack of access to cooling
The challenge of sustainable development together with free trade
Alf Hornborg, Professor of Human Ecology at Sweden’s Lund University discusses a modern dilemma in an article on The Conversation website: free trade promoted by most economists and politicians continues to drive a substantial part of the greenhouse gas emissions that they want to reduce, and yet the sustainable technologies they propose to cut emissions … Continue reading The challenge of sustainable development together with free trade
Blockchain’s potential role in sustainable development
Adam Fishman Lynn Wagner explains on the International Institute for Environment and Development SDG Knowledge Hub website about blockchain’s potential for contributing to SDG implementation. This week Energycities also announced a new report on blockchain and the energy transition. It is available here. Policy Brief: SDG Knowledge Weekly: Blockchain in Practice This week’s brief … Continue reading Blockchain’s potential role in sustainable development
New online platform to facilitate users’ efforts to evaluate and visualise the state of the environment
Lynn Wagner explains on the International Institute for Environment and Development SDG Knowledge Hub website about a new platform to help users monitor environmental conditions. It could be useful for you. Resource Watch Facilitates Data Access and SDG Monitoring The World Resources Institute (WRI) and over 30 partners have released the beta version of … Continue reading New online platform to facilitate users’ efforts to evaluate and visualise the state of the environment
Come On! A master class
It is seldom one attends an event where you sit there in total awe. This was a Thought Leadership Forum co-organised by the Club of Rome and the European Policy Centre on April 12th in Brussels. The event was discussing the recent report to the Club of Rome – Come On! Capitalism, short-termism, population and … Continue reading Come On! A master class
Blog from Silvia Zinetti: The HERA Group, from local utility to global sustainable development. A unique approach that could change the way utilities do business around the world
Today I want to bring to the attention of the reader The Hera Group (Gruppo Hera), an Italian multi-utility that with its unique business strategy respects the environment while creating shared value to its customers. The company brings innovation on all fronts, from Circular Economy, Utility 4.0, Smart City, to Customer Experience. Let’s start from … Continue reading Blog from Silvia Zinetti: The HERA Group, from local utility to global sustainable development. A unique approach that could change the way utilities do business around the world
Pursuit of a ‘good life’ is exhausting the Earth’s environmental resources
We are increasingly aware of our unsustainable practices. The long-term impact is becoming more and more evident all the time. Tom Bawden writes a good article in the i newspaper in Britain about some of that impact. What are your views? Britain is using far more than its share of world’s resources The average … Continue reading Pursuit of a ‘good life’ is exhausting the Earth’s environmental resources
