The Good News Paradox: Reflecting on the Human Development Index Alex Aylett, 8 Nov 10
This year's Human Development Index (HDI) came out last week and it was full of good news. The HDI started out 20 years ago to provide a way of indexing development and progress that gives a fuller picture of human...
Game for Change: Fate of the World Yale Environment 360, 2 Nov 10
New Computer Game Simulates Challenges of Global Warming A British company has developed a new computer game that allows players to save the planet from the effects of global warming — at least in a simulated setting. “Fate of the...
China's Urban Low Carbon Future in Shanghai WorldChanging Team, 1 Nov 10
by Warren Karlenzig China Pavilion, 2010 Shanghai World Expo (Copyright Flickr photographer: penphoto) The Shanghai Expo officially closed yesterday with pomp, circumstance, and a confirmation of the city as the planet's primary hope for a low-carbon future. "Eco-friendly development and...
Goodwill and Compromise: Good News from the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit WorldChanging Team, 29 Oct 10
by Jonathan Watts After the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks, a successful agreement to protect biodiversity has provided a timely morale booster and restores faith in the United Nations. Delegates in Nagoya, Japan, have reached an agreement to protect...
Bill Gates: The Right Goal is Zero Alex Steffen, 28 Oct 10
Bill Gates in Rolling Stone on climate neutrality: "We don't really grasp the scale of the problem we're facing," Gates tells me in his office overlooking Lake Washington in Seattle. "The right goal is not to cut our carbon emissions...