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The Unfinished Story Of The Rio Plus 20 Conference, John Dernbach
The Unfinished Story Of The Rio Plus 20 Conference, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
Reporting on the 2012 U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (or Rio+20 conference) has generally followed two lines: the conference was essentially a failure because of its tepid official response to the enormous and related problems of global environmental degradation and global poverty; and the conference successfully managed to mobilize hundreds of voluntary commitments and at least $513 billion for specific sustainability goals. A third story line has received little attention, however, and may redeem the account of official failure. This article addresses that story line, reviewing a series of processes set in motion by the parties to the conference that …
It Takes A Global Sustainability Movement, John C. Dernbach
It Takes A Global Sustainability Movement, John C. Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
When Will America, World Make Sustainability A Priority?, John Dernbach
When Will America, World Make Sustainability A Priority?, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Acting As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating The Transition To Sustainability, John Dernbach
Acting As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating The Transition To Sustainability, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Sustaining America, John Dernbach
Sustaining America, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
This essay summarizes U.S. sustainability efforts over the two decades since the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (or Earth Summit) in 1992. It also summarizes basic findings and recommendations from Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability (Environmental Law Institute 2012). Drawing on the expertise of more than four dozen sustainability practitioners in a variety of fields, the book teases from the limited progress made in the United States over the past two decades the overall patterns for that progress. It also reviews the most significant obstacles to sustainability, again showing patterns in those obstacles across …
Next Generation Recycling And Waste Reduction: Building On The Success Of Pennsylvania's 1988 Legislation, John C. Dernbach
Next Generation Recycling And Waste Reduction: Building On The Success Of Pennsylvania's 1988 Legislation, John C. Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.