Reports, videos and analysis on the Green Economy.
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 […]
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 […]
Jeremy Rifkin / The Guardian Sustainable Business / November 2011 Rifkin argues we are on the cusp of a third industrial revolution where citizens will produce and share their own energy using new communication technologies via what he calls the “energy internet”. He says in […]
Emily Benson and Oliver Greenfield (Green Economy Coalition) / September 2012 This briefing looks at the work and perspectives of a diverse range of actors on the green economy after the Rio+20 conference held in June 2012. Read article There is on-going debate about what […]
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 […]
Dieter Helm / Policy Network Observatory / October 2012 Dieter Helm (Professor of Energy Policy, University of Oxford) warns we are headed for a world where carbon emissions reach 500 parts-per-million (ppm) and we fail to tackle climate change. He proposes a rapid take up […]
International Energy Agency / May 2012 The IEA believes there is great potential to exploit the world’s unconventional natural gas but for this to happen companies and governments must overcome public opposition by adequately addressing environmental and social concerns. Read report What is fracking? See […]
Alan Riley / Op-Ed for the New York Times / August 2012 In this Op-Ed Alan Riley (Professor of Energy Law, City University London) argues unconventional Shale Gas – extracted through a process known as fracking – could be the answer for the rapid reduction […]
Jeff Tollefson / Nature / January 2013 Studies of the amount of methane released from a gas field near Denver (Colorado) in the United States has sparked debate about the benefits of shifting from coal to gas-fired power plants to generate electricity. Methane is over […]
Democracy Now! / January 2013 This heated debate looks at the benefits and negative impacts of hydraulic fracturing known as “fracking”. What is fracking? See infographic for the basics “Fracking” involves pumping huge amounts of water, chemicals and sand several miles underground at high pressure […]