State of the World 2004: Experts Guide

• Overview, State of the World 2004
• Agriculture's impact on the environment
• Good and bad food distribution systems
• Organic and local food movements
• Policy recommendations

halweil@worldwatch.org

• Overview, State of the World 2004
• Institutional purchasing power and impacts
• Defining "green" purchasing
• Eco-labeling and "green" markets

• Defining the "consumer society"
• Global consumer spending
• Factors that drive consumption
• The good and bad sides of consumption

ggardner@worldwatch.org

• Defining the "consumer society"
• Wealth vs. well-being
• Factors that drive consumption

• Energy and transportation trends
• Trends in energy use at home and at work
• Energy demand in developing nations
• Hidden energy behind consumer goods
• Policy recommendations

• Global water distribution and consumption
• Water use in agriculture
• Urban water use
• Industrial and private water use
• Policy recommendations

• Agriculture's impact on the environment
• Defining the food "marketing chain"
• Factory farms
• Policy recommendations

• Achieving a less consumptive economy
• Reducing materials and energy use
• Defining "Cradle-to-cradle" design
• Avoiding the "work and spend trap"
• Policy recommendations

• Globalization and the spread of consumerism
• International treaties and conferences addressing global consumption and production
• The World Summit, the WTO, and consumption