Environment

Sustainable consumption in the United Kingdom : The "responsible" consumer and government at "arms length"

The project of "sustainable consumption' encompasses broader concerns about how individual well-being and quality of life have been superceded by the quest for sustained economic growth. In 1999, the currentUK Labour government revised their sustainable development approach, conceptually placing "people at the centre' and arguing for holistic strategies, thereby suggesting some redress of the above concerns. In light of this conceptual shift, this article inquires about the current state of sustainable consumption policy and practice in the United Kingdom.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2004
Kersty Hobson
Journal of Environment & Development
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Tags:
Environment Economics, Lifestyles, United Kingdom (UK), Sustainable Development, Consumption Patterns
Climate Change

Climate change and agricultural vulnerability

The methodology and results reported in this study form a first comprehensive and integrated global ecological

Publication Date: 
01/01/2002
Gunther Fischer, Mahendra Shah, Harrij van Velthuizen
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Tags:
Forests, Land Use, Agriculture, Dryland Farming, Multicrop Systems, Legumes, Food Supply, Malnutrition, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Trade, Climate Impacts, Consumption Patterns, Statistics, Food Security
India

 Wind power in India

Renewable energy is fast becoming the buzz word in the international power sector. Countries in Europe, in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, are moving towards use of power produced from

Publication Date: 
Saturday, April 14, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Kyoto Protocol, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Consumption Patterns, Europe, India
Climate Change

 Battling climate change

Technologies exist to arrest global warming. But the political will to implement them is missing

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Neelam Singh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Politics, Pollution Control, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Consumption Patterns, Governance, Global
Natural Disasters

 DEPLETING SOURCES

Fuelwood consumption in Bhutan has gone up drastically. A report

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Firewood, Consumption Patterns, Bhutan
India

 Energy intensive business

An analysis carried out by the Environ

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Consumption Patterns, Energy Technology, Electricity, United States Of America (US)
Wildlife

 UNITED NATIONS

Around 30 per cent of pesticides marketed in developing countries do not meet internationally accepted quality standards, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Health

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Consumption Patterns, Population Trends, FAO
India

 Pay if you pollute

Polluters in many advanced countries pay for the mess they make. India is still to wake up to such effective fiscal measures to control vehicular pollution

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Chandrachur Ghosh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Economics, Pollution Control, Diesel, Eco Tax, Energy Policy, Consumption Patterns, Fossil Fuels, Technology, Governance, Sustainable Development, European Union (EU)
Health

 THAILAND

A farmer in Thailand has made a fuel from coconut oil. Yuthachai, claims that the fuel is a good alternative to diesel. At present the fuel is being used by 60 per cent vehicles in the Thap

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Green Products, Coconut, Diesel, Consumption Patterns, Oil Products, Economic Development, Research, Thailand
Fisheries

 GAS SHORTAGE

Due to a tremendous increase in the number of ecofriendly vehicles running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Kathmandu, Nepal, there has been a severe shortage of cooking gas. Some 700

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
LPG, Consumption Patterns, Imports, Nepal, Vehicles

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