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Critical theme: tackling inequality and unsustainable consumption
… speaker, independent researcher Dario Kenner. Kenner set up the  Why Green Economy?  website to provide a platform to share ideas on a new economic … , report by Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel, 2015 About the Critical Theme series IIED set up the 'Critical Theme' discussion series to …
Event, 20 April 2016
Empowered women = happy planet? Gender equality in a changing environment
… global discussions on climate change, sustainable development and the green economy. The international community is recognising the importance of … can be a difficult balancing act. IIED organised a Critical Theme seminar to discuss these challenging narratives. The meeting took …
Event, 20 May 2015
World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch
… which their prosperity depends, especially in many parts of Africa. Green economy and growth It was heartening to hear Peter Bakker, President of …
Blog, 17 September 2012
Facing an increasingly urban world
… at the launch , was at Habitats I and II. Picking up on a common theme from the E&U articles, he observed that the impact of the first … urban agenda'. The implications of the statistics at the top of this blog are stark and simple. We will not achieve sustainable development … without inclusive cities and towns. We will not achieve low-carbon, green economic transitions without low-carbon green urban development. …
Blog, 13 May 2016
Participants in Development & Climate Days focus on "bold action needed now"
… would lose his job as a result of restructuring towards a low-carbon economy? Leaders need plans to support disadvantaged groups in the transition to green economies. Radical action needed on mitigation and adaptation … actions and social protection systems. Hallegatte echoed these themes: his Shock Waves study found that "rapid, inclusive and …
Blog, 06 December 2015