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"Klein argues that climate change isn't just another issue to be neatly filed between taxes and health care. It's an alarm that calls us to fix an economic system that is already failing us in many ways. Klein ... builds the case for how massively reducing our greenhouse emissions is our best chance to simultaneously reduce gaping inequalities, re-imagine our broken democracies, and rebuild our gutted local economies"--
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This publication documents the proceedings of the Second South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice, held on 30-31 August 2013 in Thimphu, Bhutan. It brought together chief justices, senior judges, and experts from various fields to consider common environmental challenges in the region, share experiences, and discuss opportunities for cooperation between judiciaries to enhance environmental adjudication and enforcement. The recommendations...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has adopted an integrated disaster risk management (IDRM) approach which aims at strengthening disaster resilience in its developing member countries. The approach is also applied in ADB's support for post-disaster response, early recovery and reconstruction and includes disaster response actions strengthening resilience to future hazard events. Facilitating sharing of knowledge, such as through this Regional Knowledge...
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In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, were invited by Dutch philosopher Fons Elders to debate an age-old question: is there such a thing as "innate" human nature independent of our experiences and external influences? The resulting dialogue is one of the most original, provocative, and spontaneous exchanges to have...
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Get the Summary of Peter Ho Davies' The Art of Revision in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: In The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies takes up an often discussed yet frequently misunderstood subject. He begins by addressing the invisibility of revision-even though it's an essential part of the writing process, readers typically only see a final draft, leaving the practice...
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This book describes an economic system that would be sustainable and would enable humanity to address climate change.
The most important change for humanity is to recognize the interdependence of all living species and adopt life of the biosphere as a prime value.
The ecological economy will invest fully in restoring and increasing natural wealth.
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"Este libro es una exhortación a modificar patrones de conducta, lo que incluye el desarrollo de un paradigma y de políticas públicas que nos encaucen hacia un futuro más próspero, equilibrado y sostenible... " Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia
Alejandro Pagés nos guía hábilmente por un viaje de concientización y renovación de los lazos humanos con la naturaleza, con el fin de orientar acciones hacia la restauración de la biodiversidad...
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Get the Summary of Laura Tretheway's The Deepest Map in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Deepest Map" by Laura Tretheway chronicles the journey of Cassie Bongiovanni, a young ocean mapper, as she joins the ambitious Five Deeps Expedition led by Victor Vescovo, a millionaire adventurer. The book delves into the challenges of mapping the largely uncharted ocean floor, a task with significant scientific, economic,...
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Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil-only to stumble before exiting the bathroom (petroleum products play a role in shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, and contact lenses). When Oil was published in cloth last year, it was quickly recognized as the wittiest and most accessible guide to the product that drives the U. S. economy and undergirds global conflict. The book sparked reviews...
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How can markets help us adapt to the challenges of climate change? Editor Terry L. Anderson brings together this collection of essays featuring the work of nine leading policy analysts, who argue that market forces are just as important as government regulation in shaping climate policy-and should be at the heart of our response to helping societies adapt to climate change.
Anderson notes in his introduction that most current climate policies such...
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National clean energy expert and corporate CEO Steve Melink also is an author with an urgent global message. His book CEO Power & Light is now available and already on its' way to becoming a business classic on transcendent leadership. The owner of Melink Corporation in Cincinnati makes the compelling case that sustainability and clean energy are natural extensions of being respectful and honest toward others. Long-term investments in these areas...
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Alejandro Pagés skillfully guides us through a journey of awareness and renewal of human ties with nature, in order to guide actions towards the restoration of the Earth's biodiversity and the promotion of a articulated environmental economic agenda for companies and governments.
The objective: to leave a legacy that allows the subsistence of the new generations and the survival of the species with which we share the planet.
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Within every company, there lies a sleeping giant. Companies have long been viewed as either the primary cause of environmental destruction, or as a deep-pocketed funding source for people trying to confront it. But with their access to innovation, new technology, and intellectual firepower, most companies are built to tackle the challenges our planet faces in a way smaller organizations and foundations can't.
What would happen if executives stopped...
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The TWOS analysis AKA SWOT analysis is a management tool that is used by an organization to assess the situation of the company with regards to the internal and external environment. This amazing tool not only helps in management but can be used in self-assessment to know the strengths and to identify the potential to grow in future achieving career as well as life goals. The model is simple but gives a comprehensive insight of the business or what...
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The race to carbon neutrality is top of mind for C-suite and frontline employees alike, yet we struggle to convert lofty goals into tangible results. Buildings and commerce are vital to this green future, but environmental challenges and market pressures block the path to sustainability.
Finally, a practical approach to sustainability has emerged, blending the physical and the digital, the human and the machine. From tech titans to niche unicorns,...
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The people of Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon, etc. are paying for the "party goin' on" in Texas, Oklohoma, North Dakota, etc. Thank goodness electric cars and renewable energy cost less, and are about to take away the punchbowl. It's none too soon for a world rapidly getting too warm. Florida ships away $100 million a day in exchange for motor fuel-and natural gas and coal for its electricity generating plants. Other states, Georgia, New Jersey, Connecticut,...
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Depuis 2017, nous vivons dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent, et particulièrement au Québec, une crise importante liée à la présence de la baleine noire de l'Atlantique Nord, une espèce de plus en plus répandue dans nos eaux. Au-delà des enjeux relatifs a? la distribution spatio-temporelle de cette espèce en voie de disparition sur un territoire chevauchant les zones de pêche et des défis de coexistence que cela comporte, il existe un volet...
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Get the Summary of Saul Griffith's Electrify in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
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Griffith, an engineer and inventor, calls for grid neutrality, ensuring that households, businesses, and utilities operate as equals, we will have to rewrite regulations that were created for a fossil-fueled world, mobilize industry as we did in World War II, and offer low-interest "climate loans." Griffith's...
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Instrumentos económicos y fiscales para el medioambiente y la acción por el clima aporta elementos teóricos, conceptuales y empíricos para el debate contemporáneo de la literatura, hacienda pública, política fiscal y pública de sustentabilidad.
Presenta herramientas para la definición de una población objetivo y el diseño de instrumentos para la política ambiental y climática, además de espacios, escalas y sectores en los que estos...
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In the world of mining, both mining and asset management professionals often face difficult challenges to improve plant and fleet reliability or cost. Over the years the mining industry has developed complicated systems and processes to deal with the seemingly complex problems, but in the real world of maintenance, to be truly effective, organizations must first embed the practical, culture-based routines that simplify work so that large groups of...
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