I saw this in a closing bookshop ( alas, the mighty Borders has fallen) and two reasons for reading it immediately came to mind. First, I read about Incredible Edible Todmorten last week, and how guerrilla gardening has transformed a whole town’s attitude to food. Closer to home, there’s a small and neglected park about [...]
Archive | December, 2009
Understanding climate justice
One of the major problems that could emerge in Copenhagen this week is the division between developed and developing countries. It is the wealthy, industrialised countries that have caused the damage, and it is right that they should bear the brunt of the costs and the cuts. They have a point. Here’s a map of [...]
Adopt a Copenhagen negotiator
So, the Copenhagen summit starts now. It’s been the focus of almost every climate change campaign for the last two years, and now we get to see whether they worked. For the next 14 days, delegations from 192 countries will convene in the Danish city and hammer out what we all hope will be a [...]
What we learned this week
Here’s a neat idea – GoodGuide have collected data about the ethics of various products, and made them accessible by scanning their barcode with an iPhone. Okay, so it’s probably a US thing at the moment and I don’t have an iPhone, but it sounds like the future to me. (HT Inhabitat) Textiles experts have [...]
The growth report
Inspired by the Queen’s sad statement that the government’s “overriding priority is to ensure sustained growth“, I’m keeping an closer eye out for growth economics. Nothing can grow forever in a finite space, so unlimited economic growth is a lie. Base your entire society on a lie, and it will destroy you. So who dares [...]
Seasonal eating in December
I set myself the challenge of eating more seasonally in December 07, so this is the two-year mark. It’s become a habit, more or less, and a rewarding one at that. Eating seasonally means you’re getting the best of everything, the freshest and tastiest of what’s in the shops at any given time. It’s more [...]
Population offsets – a marriage of misconceptions
From today, you can assuage your eco-guilt by paying for family planning in developing countries. The offset innovation is called PopOffsets and is brought to you by the Optimum Population Trust. Where other offsets see trees planted or solar panels installed, Popoffsets will pay for contraceptives and education in Africa and Asia.This is apparently the [...]
Prosperity Without Growth, by Tim Jackson
“Questioning growth is deemed to be the act of lunatics, idealists and revolutionaries” Tim Jackson warned in his report for the Sustainable Development Commission earlier this year. Fortunately he remains undaunted, and the report has been expanded and released as a book: Prosperity Without Growth – Economics for a finite planet. As you may have [...]
Not so nice now: is Canada the main obstacle to a climate deal?
With just five days to go until the Copenhagen summit, things are moving pretty fast in the world of climate change. Obama now plans to attend, which is great news. Gordon Brown will also be there in person, and so will our future monarch Prince Charles. The reports are coming in too. Yesterday’s headlines included [...]
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