The success of a society should not be measured just in terms of material wealth, according to climate advisor Lord Deben.
… Deben's redefinition of economic growth Catherine Early | 13th May 2020 News Growth Economy Covid-19 Climate Biodiversity … Lord Deben. The definition of economic growth needs to include the improvement of …
China has just recorded its first fall in emissions from burning fossil fuels in 15 years, writes Lauri Myllyvirta. The sharp decline has surprised analysts, and reflects the fast growing proportion of renewables in the country's power supply.
… energy consumption grew. Coal consumption growth in China has been slowing down since … Statistical Yearbook 2014, coal consumption growth slowed from an average of 6.1% per year … 2.6% on average between 2012-2013, while GDP growth averaged 10.5% and 7.7% per year, …
Although much maligned as a measurement of progress, some believe a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measurement that includes natural capital could be the way forward
… capital could be the way forward Economic growth is ‘destroying more than it is … Tim Jackson, author of Prosperity Without Growth , points out, if the current rate of GDP growth continues the global economy will be 80 …
We need a new economy that supports humans as part of nature rather than profits and investments.
… breath without which we cannot survive. Growth Diversity is the key to a healthy … the end. Everything is devoted to economic growth. Human beings have become the instruments of economic growth. Human beings have become the slaves of …
Sweden's biodiverse ancient forests will be largely wiped out within two decades, writes Alec Forss - and along with it will go thousands of species that depend on mature forest ecosystems. But with powerful logging companies riding roughshod over the law, regulators, politicians and certifiers, who is to stop the destruction before it's too late?
… extinction threat as loggers clear-cut 'old growth' forests Alec Forss | 11th February … as suitable for forestry. Logging vs. old growth and biodiversity With much of Sweden's … to log Sweden's remaining mature, old-growth forests - 'natural' forests so far only …
Renewable energy is all go in China, as set out in its climate pledge this week, writes John Mathews, with huge growth planned for wind and solar. The one big loser - coal exporters who can expect falling sales volumes in coming years. Wake up Australia!
… China's climate pledge for green growth spells doom for coal exporters John … this week, writes John Mathews, with huge growth planned for wind and solar. The one big … cubic metres relative to 2005 levels. Green growth Note that these targets reflect a …
Deutsche Bank economist Pavan Sukhdev is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what Sir Nicholas Stern did for climate change - valuing it
… you can have progress without GDP-led growth Tom Levitt | 22nd January 2010 Comment Economic Growth Biodiversity Deforestation Nature … and how progress is possible without economic growth TL: Could those same politicians and …
The world economy and energy use both grew in 2014 - but carbon emissions did not, writes Alex Kirby. The reason? The worldwide surge in renewables, especially in China, has reduced demand for coal in power generation.
… energy consumption in recent years and 3% GDP growth last year, 2014's CO 2 emissions were … say this decoupling of economic and CO 2 growth is due to China's increased use of … by OECD countries to promote more sustainable growth, including by increased energy …
The renewable power boom is excellent news for people and planet, writes Pete Dolack. But let's not get carried away: much energy that claims to be 'renewable; like biomass and big hydro, is no such thing. And greening our energy is just one of many steps to a sustainable world. The greatest challenges - like tackling the monster of infinite 'growth' - all lie ahead.
… - like tackling the monster of infinite 'growth' - all lie ahead. Denmark has … negatively. The decoupling of economic growth from energy consumption is partially … the annual reduction in 'consumption growth' on a global basis would be only 0.06% …
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety report reveals impact of trillions of discarded cigarette butts have on biodiversity.
… Cigarette butts harm plant growth Nina Massey | 19th July 2019 News … littered every year, posing a risk to plant growth, research suggests. The presence of … had almost the same effect on plant growth as used filters, indicating that the …
Frontline communities are showing the way to a 'post-extractive' renewable energy transition that is socially just and ecologically viable.
… Extraction Renewables Capitalism Economic Growth Degrowth san_gorgonio_pass_wind_farm.jpg … and military and other sources. De-growth The report delves deeper still to …
Tackling the population explosion is critical to avoiding environmental disaster
… Get a grip! Population growth impacts biodiversity Jonathon Porritt | … that still have above-average population growth and average fertility. These reports … integrate population dynamics (size, growth rate, composition, location and …
Levels of CO2 are at their the highest in 800,000 years, writes Tim Radford, but news of a probable decline in emissions this year is providing welcome cheer at the COP21 climate summit: thanks to renewables, economic growth and falling emissions can go hand in hand.
… summit: thanks to renewables, economic growth and falling emissions can go hand in … energy and to limit climate change. Economic growth The findings are in two papers by Le … to happen in a period of strong economic growth. For most of this century, emissions …
A breakdown of how major countries compare on their success in attracting investment in wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy in the past year
… in small-scale solar. Some of the biggest growth in investment was in India and Latin … government. China China saw a 39 per cent growth in its 2010 clean energy investment, … Although Indonesia does rank 4th for 5 year growth, its starting point is much lower, …
Ecosystems are buffering humanity against the worst impacts of global warming and also alleviating poverty, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
… could be the way forward COMMENT Economic growth has let us down. What's the … Tim Jackson's new book, 'Prosperity Without Growth', is an explosive indictment of the failure of economic growth to provide sustainable wellbeing for …
What do the Australian Environment Foundation, the Renewable Energy Foundation and the Global Warming Policy Foundation have in common? They are all fiercely anti-environment, writes William Laurance - and we must beware their 'eco-doublespeak'.
… is decidedly conservative. Clearly it's a growth industry ... Environmental front groups … closely affiliated with Alan Oxley, World Growth International, lobbies against a range … refuses to reveal who funds World Growth, asserting this is " immaterial " . I …
Mining for minerals and metals is on the rise, threatening communities, ecosystems and a just transition to clean energy.
… set out by the Industrial Strategy is 'Clean Growth’, which focuses on putting the UK at … 4.0’, is promised to bring ‘clean’ economic growth and increase resource efficiency in the … a factor of 25 by 2050. As a result of this growth, the sharp rise in price of minerals …
Wind generates almost a twentieth of America's power, writes Kieran Cooke - and that's set to double in five years, despite the phase-out of tax credits. Now the main constraint to future expansion is power line capacity.
… resource" , the DOE says. Impressive growth The rate of growth of wind power in the US has been … elimination of tax breaks initially slowed growth in the construction of wind energy …
There are hopeful signs that China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is becoming less reliant on the polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise, writes Kieran Cooke. Great news for China, and the planet - but worrying for coal exporters!
… of all energy sources, has powered the growth of China's flyaway economy. But as … economic expansion back in the late 1980s. Growth in coal imports at a 'virtual halt' … a recent analysis of China's coal sector that growth in coal imports, which had been going …
One evening in March, wind delivered over 10,000 MW of electricity to Texas's power grid, almost 30% of total demand, reports Ian Partridge, and another 18,500 MW of capacity is under construction. So just why is Texas going so big on wind?
… ended. In spite of the uncertainty, long term growth These cycles create high levels of … wind industry has consistently achieved rapid growth over a long period. Annual capacity growth from 1990-2011 was 16.3% , and during …
The rapid spread of solar power across China, India, Africa and Latin America is being driven not by subsidy but by the market
… now. So can nuclear power do it? Assume a 2% growth in primary energy demand per year over … Rely on nuclear power to accommodate all the growth, and knock out 4,000 Mtoe-worth of … about one a day. Or in an exponential growth scenario, the world would need to …
Powered by 100% renewable energy, Apple is maintaining its lead as the internet's greenest company, But others are lagging behind: Google has yet to reach 50% and relies heavily on coal, while Amazon's AWS, the massive 'dark cloud' of the web, won't even answer questions.
… fossil fuel sector and rapid energy demand growth for the internet driven by … Carolina, and Taiwan is causing the rapid growth in the digital world to increase the … a green internet . Despite continued rapid growth, Apple appears to have kept pace with …
China has now overtaken the European Union as the largest new market for solar power, writes Paul Brown - as solar PV becomes one of the world's fastest growing industries - and one that's sure to keep on getting cheaper!
… has helped to increase the extraordinary growth of the solar power across the world and … the state of the world market and its growth in individual countries, is also … countries only for 2013, it says that the growth of the industry continued in 2014, …
Current oil price volatility is a symptom of the end of cheap oil, writes Nafeez Ahmed, and it's destablising the entire global economy. The answer is a major shift to renewables - but the the International Energy Agency, which should be leading the transition, is in the grip of nuclear and fossil fuel interests. Instead the leadership must come from us, the people!
… along in the context of weak demand and slow growth, the supply glut has tumbled the market … too costly to permit the levels of economic growth we were used to seeing in the 1980s. At … would act once again as a brake on economic growth. There is, of course, a way out, and it …