検索キーワード： 環境経済学

In 1980, the iconoclastic economist Julian Simon challenged celebrity biologist Paul Ehrlich to a bet. Their wager on the future prices of five metals captured the public’s imagination as a test of coming prosperity or doom. Ehrlich, author of the landmark book The Population Bomb, predicted that rising populations would cause overconsumption, resource scarcity, and famine—with apocalyptic consequences for humanity.

Outsourcing and a trim corporate profile enabled Coke to scale up production of a low-price beverage and realize huge profits. But the costs shed by Coke have fallen on the public at large. Coke now uses an annual 79 billion gallons of water, an increasingly precious global resource, and its reliance on corn syrup has helped fuel our obesity crisis. Bartow J. Elmore explores Coke through its ingredients, showing how the company secured massive quantities of coca leaf, caffeine, sugar, and other inputs.

Wagner and Martin Weitzman explore in lively, clear terms the likely repercussions of a hotter planet, drawing on and expanding from work previously unavailable to general audiences. They show that the longer we wait to act, the more likely an extreme event will happen. A city might go underwater.

The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems. In short...

The Next 20 Years Will Be Completely Different From the Past Current global trends are bleak: weak economic growth, too much debt, declining incomes for the lower 99%, a dangerous addiction to fossil fuels, and ecological destruction -- just to name a few. Many of us understandably feel resigned...

Svolta verde con digressione letteraria: La svolta verde: fonti rinnovabili e meno risorse consumate, l'Istat a sorpresa mostra una nuova Italia, di Corrado Zunino; I verdi così tanti così soli, di Sergio Rizzo; Renzo Piano sui dati dell'Istat: "L'ecologia fa bene anche al business", di Federico Rampini; Don Winslow: confesso, sono il Bardo dei narcos, di Antonello Guerrera.

Michael Shellenberger lleva luchando por un planeta más verde durante décadas. Ayudó a salvar las últimas secuoyas del mundo. Participó en el precedente del actual nuevo pacto verde. Y lideró una exitosa iniciativa de científicos y activistas del clima para mantener en funcionamiento las...

Wie überstehen wir diese Krise? Was kann ein einzelner Mensch tun, um sein Leben auch in Krisenzeiten zu bereichern und zu verbessern? Wie wenden wir das Blatt zum Guten, um die maximale Lebensqualität zurückzugewinnen? Dies sind die Fragen, die wir uns alle gerade stellen und mit seinem Hörbuch liefert Bestsellerautor Michael Leister Antworten und simple Lösungsansätze. Freundschaftlich, humorvoll, aber auch gnadenlos ehrlich packt er Lösungen an, anstatt nur über Probleme zu debattieren.

Zeit zu handeln: Der bekannte "Terra X"-Moderator über die Bewahrung der Artenvielfalt. "Wir befinden uns mitten im sechsten Massenartensterben und erleben den größten Artenschwund seit dem Aussterben der Dinosaurier. Der Mensch hat es ausgelöst und nur er kann ihn stoppen." Der bekannte Naturfilmer und Terra-X-Moderator Dirk Steffens engagiert sich seit Jahren für den Artenschutz, und er fordert drastische Maßnahmen.

WAS KOMMT NACH DEM SHOPPEN? ÜBER DIE ZUKUNFT UNSERES KONSUMS. Die Pandemie hat uns vorübergehend auf einen kalten Konsum-Entzug gesetzt. Doch sie hat uns nicht geheilt. Wir kaufen einfach immer weiter - auch Dinge, die wir eigentlich nicht brauchen. Was treibt uns dazu? Und was verändert sich gerade? Trendforscher Carl Tillessen nimmt uns mit hinter die Kulissen einer globalen Maschinerie, deren Erfolg vor allem auf Manipulation und Ausbeutung basiert.

En temps de crise, l'économie est souvent accusée de tous les maux. Mais si au lieu de la diaboliser, nous revisitons son rôle dans la société ? On pense en général qu'elle ne crée que des biens. C'est oublier sa vocation première : créer du lien, comme le montrent les réseaux d'économie solidaire. On pense aussi qu'elle épuise autant les ressources naturelles que les individus et les sociétés. C'est négliger les nouvelles pistes qui sont à notre portée, sources d'une croissance centrée sur le vivre-ensemble.

"[Strange Harvests is] an impressive addition to the modern travelogue, painting some of the world's most remote terrain in visceral and sometimes breathtaking prose . . . an engrossing read." --NPR An original and magical map of our world and its riches, formed of the stories of the small-scale...

The more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did manufacturers turn from traditional sources of power, notably water mills, to an engine fired by coal? Contrary to established views, steam offered neither cheaper nor more abundant energy - but rather superior control of subordinate labor.

hilanthropist and business leader Dr Andrew Forrest calls on Australia's business sector to invest in clean energy, ocean conservation and closing the inequality gap for the good of the nation. Dr Forrest's series makes the case for business to collaborate with philanthropy to drive positive change on multiple fronts.

An urgent and definitive collection of essays from leaders and experts championing the Green New Deal—and a detailed playbook for how we can win it—including contributions by leading activists and progressive writers like Varshini Prakash, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Bill McKibben, Rev William...

This book will explore whether we can successfully align our politics with climate science and the conditions under which it may be possible to act boldly. Canada’s WWII experience, Klein contends, provides a reminder that we have mobilized in common cause and retooled our economy in a few short years.

In an era of rapid climate change, this vital account of how agriculture can address major issues is an Australian story with global ramifications. Patrice is at the frontline of enormous challenges, from water scarcity and land stewardship to food security and the rural-urban divide. The...

When it comes to the natural world, Australia is home to a disproportionately large share of the world's riches. That means we Australians are caretakers of a unique natural heritage in a land which tolerates few mistakes. So how are we doing? In Quarterly Essay 48 Tim Flannery says: we're often failing nature. In the clash between money and conservation, money usually wins.

In QE44, Andrew Charlton exposes the rift that will shape our future progress versus planet; rich versus poor. Who, then, will save us? Charlton shows there are two leading candidates: economists and environmentalists. Each says they know what is best for our grandchildren. Yet environmentalists see economists as merchants of greed with a blind faith in markets. And economists see environmentalism as an indulgence for the middle class of richer nations; those who enjoy the lifestyle afforded by economic growth, but take its source for granted.

From our offices and homes to schools, hospitals, and restaurants, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized impact on our performance and well-being. They affect our creativity, focus, and problem-solving ability and can make us sick - jeopardizing our future and dragging down profits in the process. Joseph Allen and John Macomber make a compelling case in this urgently needed book for why every business and home owner should make certain relatively low-cost investments a top priority.