Peru’s green infrastructure challenge
Peru faces the challenge of meeting growing demand for infrastructure in the country in order to support regions that continue to be excluded economically. Development of infrastructure is a key …
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Walking in the footsteps of giants
Every once in a generation an iconic leader emerges, someone who embodies the principles and the spirit of the times, overcoming adversity and showing how to navigate forward against seemingly …
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Friends of the Earth in court to continue challenge against unlawful decision to build third runway at Heathrow
Friends of the Earth is taking legal action against the government in a bid to overturn the decision to build a third runway at Heathrow. Tuesday (15th January) sees the …
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Economic Growth: Our modern day religion?
For around half a century ecological economists such as Herman Daly have been seeking to win over the economics profession to the recognition that the economy is a subsystem of …
Read MoreTowards nine billion – humanity is a shared endeavour
The number of people in the world is set to grow to more than nine billion by 2050. Joss Tantram asks what kind of world do we want for them. …
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Unfair trade
Gooding – an economic development officer at work, Yukon 1992. A remote mountain community was torn up when the free market came to town. Tim Gooding describes his findings on …
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Sustainable development in Costa Rica: how real is it?
Costa Rica: a mirage of sustainability? A focus on sustainable development has shown some success in Costa Rica but its credibility is undermined by persistent economic inequality and widespread environmental …
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Time to Pay Peter
It is 30 years since the Brundtland Commission published its report on Sustainable Development. This was the official response to the Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth work that created …
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Can green technologies solve our economic problems?
Despite recent cost reductions in solar panels and wind turbines, the world still gets over 85% of its energy from coal, oil and gas. Governments are intervening as they accept …
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A return to fundamentals
Hall: “Most production models of economics are not based on these biophysical laws and principles; in fact, they tend to ignore them.” For decades mainstream economics has been able to …
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