Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity

Is Sustainability Still Possible? The conversation continues at sustainabilitypossible.org.

The world’s urban population is expected to grow to 6.3 billion by 2050, putting even more pressure on developing country cities.

Syria’s experience suggests that environmental and resource pressures, including climate change, could become an important driver of displacement and conflict in the future.

Transportation emits ~80% of the harmful air pollutants; we must decrease emissions to improve health & sustainability

The City Council of Copenhagen is aiming to make the capital carbon neutral by 2025 – the first capital city in the world to do so. CO2 emissions have already been reduced by 21 % since 2005.

Michael Renner discusses why a global policy framework is necessary for strategic, voluntary commitments to be effective and sustainable

State of the World author, Kaarin Taipale, discusses innovative ways to make construction more sustainable

Senior Fellow, Michael Renner, provides insight into Rio+20 and “The Future We Want”

Given the urgency of global action, how can we ensure Rio +20 engages stakeholders and has long-lasting impacts, in order to protect the future?

Worldwatch’s Brazilian publisher Eduardo Athayde and Senior Researcher Michael Renner presented State of the World 2012 in Brazil

A recently released report outlines steps to a green economy and a sustainable future

In advance of Rio, stakeholders have been discussing shared goals– revealing the importance of equity, governance and interdependency.

A new book suggests that living alone could be a very green option. But wouldn’t living with one’s parents, grandparents, and children be even more sustainable?

Vancouver is trying to be the world’s Greenest City, but that is far from a truly sustainable city. What changes are really needed?

As climate negotiations were getting under way last week in Cancún, Mexico, I found myself some 6,600 kilometers to the south, in São Paulo, Brazil. [Read More...]