Emission trading – Will it work?

 A major fault of neo-classical economics is that it does not consider the externality costs of waste products. New Zealand is currently in the process of passing an emission trading bill to address this issue to encourage sustainable development. The latest amendments to the bill is described at http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00282.htm and appears to have already incented [...]

SD issues in developing countries, when to start?

Hi
The following point came up in some discussions this morning;
“Developing countries need to address multiple levels of basic human needs before they can really be able to get a good handle on the sustainable development aspect of things.”
The question here is how much they need to do before moving to SD efforts? And where do [...]

G R E E N E R on the other side?

I have been toying with this idea in my head for some time now (no, not just since this morning) and thought that I would take the opportunity to test the waters here: what is sustainable development really mean to the working professional and how is it going to affect their careers?
For me, simply put, [...]

Creating that Competitive Advantage

Hey all,
In today’s class we learned about the problems we face in society, especially as we consume our precious resources.  I find this topic very interesting especially when it comes to competitive advantages.
For instance, in the Department of National Defence, we have created a “greening” policy to ensure that our procurements (purchases) take into consideration [...]

Could just one degree change the world?

This is the first of 6 videos from National Geographic. Take a look at the others if you find this one interesting. One can always be a little sceptical of these types of projections but, on the other hand, unless multimedia is harnessed to dramatise the potential consequences of climate change, people tend not to [...]