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Attaching economic values to our ecosystems (RTCC)

Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) climate change TV at Rio+20 / June 2011 Aly Abou-Sabaa from the African Development Bank explains why he believes it is so important to place an economic value on the environment because there is currently over exploitation of the oceans, […]

What does “green economy” actually mean? (Stockholm Resilience)

Interview with Chee Yoke Ling (Co-director Third World Network) / September 2011 In this interview Chee Yoke Ling explains the different perspectives on the green economy ahead of the Rio+20 meeting. She outlines some of the concerns and fears of developing countries. These include that […]

Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social (UNRISD)

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) / December 2011 Different organisations present their diverse perspectives on the green economy at the UNRISD conference “Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing back the Social Dimension” (2011) including: what the objective of the green economy project is […]

Anthony Giddens: The Four Mistakes of Green Growth (Triple Pundit)

Phil Covington / Triple Pundit / March 2011 Academic Anthony Giddens (former head of the London School of Economics) argues 4 main mistakes are made when approaching the concept of green growth: A low carbon economy will not be our current economic model with more […]

Post-Growth Project: an introduction (Green House)

What is ‘Growth’ for and can we afford it?: A critical twenty-first-century assessment of the hegemonic economic policy of our time Rupert Read / Green House / 2012 At a time of low economic growth in the United Kingdom (and much of the Eurozone) the […]

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