The 21st
Century Sustainable Economy has achieved a milestone $ 1 trillion in global annual revenues.
Not exact matches
That's just 35 years to create
sustainable economies that buck the
centuries - long trend of sending more and more carbon pollution into the atmosphere.
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Now what we can do is 1) develop a
sustainable energy
economy 2) a) burn all the coal and other fossil fuels, buying us, if we make optimistic assumptions, perhaps a
century of ever more elaborate schemes to meet energy needs with less and less suitable sources b) THEN in a severely degraded environment
Right now, scientists tell us that we're on track to see global temperatures rise up to 4 °C by the end of the
century, with a shift to a clean - energy
economy, we can still create the
sustainable and prosperous future we all want.
2012 will be the milestone year that the US
economy demonstrates sustained economic growth through adoption of 21st
century's
sustainable solutions.
If we accept that global warming will be a net negative impact for the global
economy and human well - being (I don't accept that, but will proceed on that assumption for the sake of argument here), policies will have to be
sustainable for many decades to a
century.
«The theme of the Quadricentennial is promoting a
sustainable economy and environment for the
century to come.
So perhaps instead of embracing fossil fuels that have contributed to higher rates in the rest of the country, let's stick to what has protected the cheap,
sustainable power that has helped drive our
economy for over a
century.
It is a partnership between the city of Oberlin and Oberlin College to: (1) create a
sustainable economy driven, first, by the redevelopment of a 13 acre Green Arts District to USGBC platinumnd standards; (2) achieve climate neutrality; (3) create a 20,000 acre greenbelt for a revived local farm
economy; (4) create an educational collaborative including the College, public schools, a Vo - Tech School, and a Two year College to prepare young people for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st
century; and (5) replicate our experience through a network of similar efforts at varying scales and circumstances nationwide.