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Inside WCI: Biomass

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments Off

Why treat all forms of carbon emissions alike? By Eric de Place This is the seventh in a short series of posts that explain some important but often overlooked policy issues in the Western Climate Initiative -- the ...

Inside WCI: Offsets

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments Off

Why limiting offsets works best. By Eric de Place This is the fifth in a short series of posts that explain some important but often overlooked policy issues in the Western Climate Initiative -- the West's regional cap-and-trade ...

Doing Business Series Gets Slammed by World Bank Watchdog

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments Off

"So, what do you think about the IEG report?" I was g-chatting with my friend Smita the other night when she brought up the World Bank. "What IEG report? What's the IEG?" I ...

Resilience TV

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments Off

I have just returned from an excellent conference in Stockholm on Resilience, Adaptation, and Turbulent Times. To a certain extent, this conference marks a new stage in resilience science—the study of dynamic social-ecological systems—as it expands ...

Resilience TV

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments Off

I have just returned from an excellent conference in Stockholm on Resilience, Adaptation, and Turbulent Times. To a certain extent, this conference marks a new stage in resilience science—the study of dynamic social-ecological systems—as it expands ...