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3-2010

Public Conference: Peak-Oil? = Peak-Growth?

Conférence publique: "Pic de pétrole? = Pic de croissance??

Publikumskonferenz: Öl-Maximum? = Wachstums-Maximum?

2-2010

Voluntary simplicy: shifting the burden to the victims?

Simplicité volontaire: charger les victimes?

Freiwillige Einfachheit: die Last den Opfern zuschieben?
1-2010

Another New Year - with the same illusions?

Encore une nouvelle année - avec les mêmes illusions?

Wieder ein neues Jahr - mit den gleichen Illusionen?

25/2009 Our Maniacal Optimism Is Ruining the World
24/2009 "Homo copenhagus" mode d'emploi
23/2009

The difference between Bjørn Lomborg, Danish statistical cheat,
and Achim Steiner, Chefverhandler der EU an der Klimakonferenz in Kopenhagen
22/2009

Fragegespräch mit Artur Runge-Metzger,
Chefverhandler der EU in Kopenhagen

21/2009
The WTO on "Effort to Restart the Engine"

20/2009
Réveiller la planète? En motivant nos enfants avec des filmes catastrophes? Lettre à M. Nicolas Hulot

19/2009

La technologie, l'argent, l'optimisme, et l'espoir:
Le quatuor qui tue l'humanité

Hoffnung tötet

Hope kills

18/2009

L'empératrice prêche la croissance - sur un monde ronde.

17/2009 "GREEN ECONOMY - The New Big Deal"

16/2009 Le PNUE et le "Développement Durable" - The UNEP "Sustainable Development" - Das UPVN und "Nachhaltige Entwicklung" - El PNUMA y el "Desarrollo Sostenible"

15/2009 "Médias et climat"

14/2009 "Le capitalisme, la croissance et la bicyclette nucléaire"

13/2009 Décroissance et développement durable: les faux amis

12/2009 Des arguments pour un laissez-faire de la croissance démographique

11/2009 Population: The real inconvenient truth

10/2009 Some thoughts on "Peak-Oil" and "enough energy"

9/2009 With Temperatures Rising, Here Comes 'Global Weirding'

8/2009 "Cat Got Your Fish?" - Thoughts about a green diet cat

7/2009
Das grüne Auto 2009 - 159 g/km CO2-Ausstoss - Auf dem Weg zu Null

6/2009

Global average temperatures from 1958 to 2008" and "The World 4 degrees Centigrade warmer" - A not so scientific outlook on forced human migration and resettlements by the "New Scientist"

5/2009

Gebremstes Wachstum? Prof. Hans-Christoph Binswanger im Gespräch mit Susanne Brunner von DRS1

4/2009

"Konsum lässt sich nicht erzwingen"

3/2009 The renewability of renewable energy

2/2009 KISS the WEF Annual Meeting 2009 - Keep It Simple Stupid.

1-2009 The Barack Obama Ecol-Econ Scenario

"Sustainability":

The balances are maintained if a resource is not consumed at a higher rate than needed for regeneration.

Many resources are non-renewable. So here we must judge very carefully with which speed we may reasonably use these.

A Glossary

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ecoglobe

back D E F	economic growth
and the world population
	... growing

ecostory

climate
& energy

footprint
& sustainability

motivation

women

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ecoglobe basics:

The earth is a globe; its natural resources and space are finite.
Humanity's environmental footprint is too high; beyond the earth's carrying capacity.
Economic growth and population growth are increasing our pressure upon nature.
Growth increases the speed of resource depletion and pollution.
Climate change is a result of human activity; growth will increase the problem.
Technology or creativity cannot undo environmental depletion and revive lost species.
Solutions must build upon available knowledge; we can't depend on future "solutions".

The horizon of absolute resource scarcities is much nearer than most people realise.

ecoglobe suggestions:

Reverse economic growth and population growth;
this is the most vital policy decision that must be taken.
Change the societal incentives and rules in such a way
that economic growth is no longer rewarding.
Dramatically reduce resource depletion by, for example:
• reducing transportation by re-localistion, • speed reduction,
• increasing longevity and quality of products, • de-mechanisation.
Support development in geographical areas that lack basic standards of living.
Such development must be compensated by equivalent reduction of luxuries in
the overdeveloped areas.

ecoglobe future:

A realistic hope that our children will inherit sufficient resources for a decent life.
Full employment, less stress, better health, more life.