Sunday, September 09, 2012

"Green lovefest": Gross national happiness and lack of economic literacy and radical transformation, oh my

Twitter / LFFriedman: It's a green lovefest at the ...
It's a green lovefest at the #iucn2012 World Leaders Dialogue. Entire panel believes green growth is possible.
Twitter / LFFriedman: #WBCSD's Bakker calls for ...
#WBCSD's Bakker calls for "radical transformation." Calls for valuing natural capital: "That's going to be the route forward." #IUCN2012
Twitter / LFFriedman: #Bhutan's Dorji: GDP is flawed ...
#Bhutan's Dorji: GDP is flawed - calls his country's gross national happiness measurement an "alternative development model." #IUCN2012
Twitter / LFFriedman: #UNEP's Steiner on how 2 make ...
#UNEP's Steiner on how 2 make #greengrowth equitable: "If you watch our climate negotiations then we obviously don't know how to do it."
Twitter / LFFriedman: #UNEP'S Achim Steiner says ...
#UNEP'S Achim Steiner says the environmental community must learn "economic literacy" to effect change. #iucn2012
Twitter / LFFriedman: #WBCSD's Bakker says there's ...
#WBCSD's Bakker says there's no time for incremental change. "We're need a revolution. We need radical transformation." #iucn2012

1 comment:

Beale said...

Did anyone ever tell Mr. Bakker "Be careful what you wish for"? If so, he didn't listen.

How would you measure "gross national happiness"? Perhaps by unfreedom, short life, hunger, and long hours of unproductive labor.