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Analysis, interviews, and book reviews on ethics, globalization, and sustainability by Policy Innovations staff and partners.
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Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
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04/20/12
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These multimedia resources explore what it means to be sustainable; some practical solutions; the role of legislation; and finally, what we can learn from fictional visions of a climate-changed world.
Kathryn Hochstetler
TripleCrisis
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04/17/12
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Using the concept of solidarity diplomacy, Brazil is disseminating its own developmental innovations, including the biofuel technologies that have limited fossil fuels to just 53 percent of the Brazilian energy matrix.
This collection in honor of International Women's Day starts on a high note, with some inspiring stories of progress. But the struggle is not over. There is a long way to go before women enjoy equal rights, freedom of choice, and freedom from fear.
Gabriele Köhler,
Aniruddha Bonnerjee
International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs)
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03/02/12
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There are several parallels between democratic instability in the Maldives and a shaky future for the Arab uprisings: stratified economies, high food and fuel prices, and the rise of fundamentalist Islam.
The idea that our self-interests are always bound in some way to the interests of others takes on a new dimension in the age of globalization. Establishing the common good in the 21st century will depend on forging common global interests.
Our top stories this year spanned the range of global issues, with particular focus on energy and climate, global poverty and hunger, and the role of business in society. Thank you again for your dedicated readership. We look forward to the next five years.
Ultimatums. Floods. Ecotage. More than 200 novels have been written that imagine life in a climate-changed world, and they point to some of the fundamental difficulties we have in articulating a just and sustainable future.
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Mara Hvistendahl
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09/30/11
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Investing in the future of women would have been more expensive than providing methods for reducing their numbers, and it would have taken longer to yield results, but it would have been a good in itself.
Lisa Hymas
Grist
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09/26/11
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The world population will hit 7 billion this year. Here are some facts about the world's people that you might not know.
David Biello,
Josh Lasky,
Mat McDermott,
Bill McKibben,
Christopher Mims,
Paul Steely White,
Eric Zencey
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
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09/23/11
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What is the most important thing a person can do to have a sustainable impact? From consumer purchases to political action, how should we prioritize solutions?
We need to maximize not GDP but the economy's sustainably delivered well-being. Before we can maximize it, we need to measure it.
Paul Steely White
Transportation Alternatives
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09/23/11
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With Washington under the sway of climate change deniers, it is easy to feel despondent. The cure is to focus on winning real results where you live.
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Christopher Mims
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09/23/11
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Until we start acting like climate change is the actual emergency scientists tell us it is, nothing will get done. We need to kick into adaptation mode, now.
Changing our technologies is necessary, but without also changing our metaphysical relation to the planet, technological change will bring only superficial results.
There is a fundamental human virtue, often overlooked, that can unlock the immense potential to develop sustainable and satisfying systems.
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