Daily Archives: December 22, 2011

From Durban to Rio

Alejo Etchart Ortiz argues that civil society has had enough of business-as-usual

After the disappointing outcome of COP 17 in Durban, environmentalist and Stakeholder Forum Advisor, Alejo Etchart Ortiz argues that civil society has had enough of business-as-usual, is charting its own path to a sustainable future and has a leading role to play at the Earth Summit 2012. Continue reading

Video: So much more than GDP: Gross National Happiness

Will measuring happiness create better government policy?  Experts discuss on Canadian TV’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Durban a success?

Only fools fight in a burning house

Over the past two weeks, climate policy wonks descended on Durban, a port city and popular South African tourist destination, to hash out what to do beyond 2012 when the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol comes to an end. Continue reading

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