News
For the Media: The State of the World 2012 report launched Wednesday April 11th. Here is the Report Press Release and the Policy Brief packet, which provides summary versions of all 17 chapters. For more information or to set up an interview, please contact Supriya Kumar at skumar [at] worldwatch.org.
Select News Stories
- Four Ways To Create a Corporation Seeking Sustainable Prosperity, Erik Assadourian, Michael Renner and Supriya Kumar, GreenBiz.com, 22 November 2012.
- Economic ‘degrowth’ no laughing matter, Jon Morgan, stuff.co.nz, 8 November 2012.
- For Champions of Degrowth, Less Is Much More, Malgorzata Stawecka, Inter Press Service, 7 November 2012.
- 9 scenarios and all lead to stock plunge, Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, 30 October 2012.
- CSR Wire blog series on State of the World 2012
- Rio+20: A move towards more sustainable transportation, Press Release August 7
- Nine Population Strategies to Stop Short of 9 Billion, Press Release July 11
- The Aftermath: Initiatives emerge in the wake of Rio+20, SGI News, July 3
- The Spanish Edition of State of the World 2012 has been released!
- State of the World 2012 now available in E-Book format!
- A New Global Architecture for Sustainability Governance, Press Release June 14
- Op-Ed: Mass Extinction in the Cards Absent Urgent Action, IPS News Agency
- How to Shrink the French Economy, Wall Street Journal Europe
International
- Rapid Biodiversity Loss Continues in Absence of Political Action and Accurate Assessments of Ecosystem Values, Press Release May 22
- It’s Delightful, It’s DeLovely, It’s Degrowth?, SSPP, Online
- Sustainability By Any Other Name, Next American City, Online
- В чем сила Авоськи?, VOA Russia, Moscow, Russia
- Are We Ready for Degrowth?, Earth Island Journal, CA, USA
- Worldwatch Publishes 2012 ‘State of the World’ Report, Deutsche Welle, Berlin, Germany
- Worldwatch Alarm for 2012 Sounds Call for ‘Degrowth,’ Greenbang, Online
- Report Showcases Fresh Approaches to Sustainable Development, The Ford Foundation, USA
- הצמיחה הכלכלית מכחידה את הצומח, ומסכנת גם את האדם, Haaretz, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Na Contramão de Medidas Anticrise, Movimento Ambientalista Prega ‘Decrescimento,’ BBC Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
- Worldwatch Institute: Economic System No Longer Works for People or the Planet, Press Action, Washington, DC, USA
- Rethinking the Good Life, Voice of America, USA
- Les Épées de Bois, Le Monde, Paris, France
- Where Economic and Environmental Prosperity Meet, Inter Press Service, Rome, Italy
- Peru: The Only Nation in the World Hitting the Sustainability Sweet Spot, TreeHugger, Online
- Time Running Out to Ensure Sustainable Prosperity for All, The Korea IT Times, Seoul, South Korea
- Time Running Out for Sustainable Future: Report, Common Dreams, Online
