An Underwhelming Truth
From awareness to action on climate change
2006 was the year of the eco-issue, Priuses on back-order, "An Inconvenient Truth" and Arnold Schwarzenegger's green coup. But is sustainability’s new look only skin deep?
- Stern talking Couple of quick thoughts on the response to the Stern report on climate change today: - first, is it just me who finds it slightly ironic that not only is there a collective action problem amongst the public in addressing climate change, but there is also one amongst politicians? The public want to know that everyone else is going to jump before they do (so we all share the pain). And so do the politicians. Both the government and the tories... continue reading on 30th October 2006 Comments (9)
- We've got global challenges - can Europe deal? An impressive list of speakers joined the LSE event The Global Age: Europe, India, China last night where Tony Giddens was launching two books, both on the challenges to (and strengths of) the European social model. Europe's welfare states are in need of reform, but the European approach of 'social investment' is the only way forward. The major challenges facing the world today are global - climate change was often mentioned. And though the US, India and China are important powers, it is... continue reading on 10th October 2006