Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity

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Investments in automobile infrastructure outpaces spending for alternative transit and car production increases

Hot off the presses: the State of the World 2012 Discussion Guide–for all of your discussion needs.

As national governments shift to green transit technologies, what role will electric vehicles play?

As city populations grow and the streets become more congested, a paradigm shift to sustainable transportation couldn’t be timelier

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

What will mobile technology’s role be in achieving a sustainable future?

State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity has launched! Read the first two chapters here!

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

More companies are embedding greenwash into their marketing campaigns–including the 70 companies that have lined up to cash in on the classic Dr. Seuss eco-fable The Lorax.

On January 5, the Financial Times* reported that China was considering merging its two large state-owned rail manufacturing companies: the China North Locomotive and Rolling [Read More...]

Spain has committed to building an ambitious high-speed rail network — part of an overall decision to prioritize public transportation investments over highway spending. The country’s crisis will severely test its ability to achieve its ambitions, but it is providing leadership that the United States–confronted with crumbling infrastructure and over-reliance on automobiles–could learn from.

Spain now has the longest high-speed rail network in Europe, surpassing France. Yet France still has a huge lead in terms of passenger travel. European countries remain among the world’s passenger rail leaders. But relative to population, Japan is the overall champion.

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...]

Here is another installment in our series of blog posts on rail developments.  Like the earlier posts in the series, this is drawn from our [Read More...]