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by Worldwatch Institute on March 14, 2007 The biofuels agreement signed by Brazil and the United States on Friday marks an important milestone in the development of a global biofuels market, according to energy experts with the Worldwatch Institute.
by Worldwatch Institute on March 7, 2007 In a recent Worldwatch poll, 30 percent of you felt that seafood was the most important item to buy using sustainable principles. In Catch of the Day, senior researcher Brian Halweil explores how buyers of seafood—including individual consumers, school cafeterias, supermarket chains, and large food distributors—can reverse fishery declines and preserve the fresh catch of tomorrow. A public that better understands the state of the world's oceans can be a driving force in helping governments pass legislation to ban destructive fishing, mandate seafood labels, decrease consumption of endangered fish, and create sustainable marine preserves, notes Halweil.
by Worldwatch Institute on February 19, 2007 The growth of factory farms, their proximity to congested cities in the developing world, and the globalized poultry trade are all culprits behind the spread of avian flu, while livestock wastes damage the climate at a rate that surpasses emissions from cars and SUVs. These preliminary findings on avian flu and meat production, from the upcoming Worldwatch Institute report Vital Signs 2007–2008, were released today by research associate Danielle Nierenberg at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Francisco.
by Worldwatch Institute on February 12, 2007 Washington, D.C.—Decisions we make now about rapidly developing genetic technologies could radically reshape human society and lead to radical libertarianism, quasi-religious patriarchy, or other undesirable cultural outcomes, according to the March/April issue of World Watch magazine. To avert these futures, sustainability-minded individuals and organizations must commit to bringing emerging genetic technologies under effective national and international oversight, Richard Hayes writes in “Our Biopolitical Future: Four Scenarios.”
by Worldwatch Institute on January 24, 2007 The energy and climate initiatives announced in U.S. President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address on Tuesday left the White House well behind the growing public and business momentum for an overhaul of U.S. energy policy. The proposals lacked both the breadth and the specificity needed to cope with the twin problems of energy security and global warming, and leaves national leadership on the issue up to Congress.
by Worldwatch Institute on January 10, 2007 If global development priorities are not reassessed to account for massive urban poverty, well over half of the 1.1 billion people projected to join the world’s population between now and 2030 may live in under-serviced slums, according to State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future, released today by the Worldwatch Institute. Additionally, while cities cover only 0.4 percent of the Earth’s surface, they generate the bulk of the world’s carbon emissions, making cities key to alleviating the climate crisis, notes the report.
by Worldwatch Institute on January 10, 2007
- In the last half-century, the world’s urban population has increased nearly fourfold, from 732 million in 1950 to more than 3.2 billion in 2006. (p. 7)
- Africa now has 350 million urban dwellers, more than the populations of Canada and the United States combined. Asia and Africa are expected to double their urban populations to roughly 3.4 billion by 2030. (p. 4)
- The vast majority of net additions to the human population—88 percent of the growth from 2000 to 2030—will be urban dwellers in low- and middle-income countries. (p. 7)
by Christopher Flavin on December 27, 2006 If the world succeeds in avoiding ecological collapse, historians may one day look back on 2006 as the “tipping-point” moment.
by Worldwatch Institute on December 19, 2006 Washington, D.C.—Recognizing the integral role designers can play in the creation of sustainable goods and services that drive our economy, Worldwatch Institute President Christopher Flavin and Biofuels Project Manager Suzanne Hunt will be featured speakers at the Art Center Summit: Designing Sustainable Mobility at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California on February 7-8, 2007. This Summit is will bring together designers and those who partner and work with them to discuss creative and sustainable solutions that address the social, environmental, and economic costs of maintaining a mobile society.
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