State of the World 2008: Ideas and Opportunities for Sustainable Economies

ISBN-13: 9781844074983 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 260 str.

Institute, Worldwatch

Opis

Suggests that something huge and even revolutionary is struggling to be born as policymakers, business leaders and others around the globe create the architecture of sustainable economies. This book includes chapters on renewable energy, innovations in clean production, commons resources, trade policy, and finance for sustainability.

Spis treści

Foreword  State of the World: A Year in Review  Seeding the Sustainable Economy  A New Bottom Line for Progress  Rethinking Production  The Challenge of Sustainable Lifestyles  Meat and Seafood: The Global Diet's  Most Costly Ingredients  Building a Low-Carbon Economy  Improving Carbon Markets  Water in a Sustainable Economy  Banking on Biodiversity  The Parallel Economy of the Commons  Engaging Communities for a Sustainable World  Mobilizing Human Energy  Investing for Sustainability  New Approaches to Trade Governance

O autorze

The Worldwatch Institute in Washington DC is one of the world's leading research centres for environmentally sustainable development.