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China Is the World's Largest Contributor to Annual Growth in Natural Resource Demand
OAKLAND, CA, USA—China is the world’s largest contributor to annual growth in the demand for ecological resources and services and has been for the last five years for which data is available, according to Global Footprint Network, a leading expert... Read MoreThe Conversation: How green is your city: towards an index of urban sustainability
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and that percentage continues to rise, making cities critical areas for adopting practices to preserve natural resources. Read MoreVorarlberger Nachrichten: Highly Indebted in the "Naturebudget" (Im Naturbudget hoch verschuldet)
Austria, 2015: “Improve quality of life for all, without increasing resource use collectively…” Read MoreGoverning: Calculating the Social Cost of Policymaking
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a possible presidential contender, wants more states to adopt a new measurement tool called “net present value plus.” Read More
Cloughjordan leads the way toward sustainable living
If everyone on Earth lived the lifestyle of the Cloughjordan Ecovillage, we would be remarkably close to living within the budget of our planet’s ecological resources. Researcher Vince Carragher’s bottom-up Ecological Footprint accounting methodology helps residents stay on track. Seven... Read More
