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A Blessing in Disguise: How resource poverty has prepared Europe for peak oil
If an over-endowment in resources can be a curse, the example of Europe also shows that their absence can also present certain benefits.
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Democracy, Climate Change and Venezuela
The article by Ulrike Reinhard, Democracy’s Green Challenge, puts forword the premise that democracy has failed to tackle the pressing problems of climate change and that maybe – since climate change can almost be qualified as a “war” situation – the solution lies in a more authoritarian approach. This just […]
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The Climate Conundrum: Where does Pakistan stand?
Unstable climatic patterns, natural disasters, water scarcity, agricultural destruction and other evidence of environmental degradation is widespread today in most countries of the world. But the high impact of the deadly side of climate change has become much too common in the countries of the deprived. Among the countries […]
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The Myth and Reality of Green Politics in Germany: The case of E10 biofuel
While it has Europe’s most powerful Green party and a leading renewables sector, Germany’s opportunistic politics and poor public communication campaigns are undermining environmental initiatives, including the much-touted E10 biofuel. Germany might have the biggest share of Europe’s jobs in renewable energies but is it also leading in “green” politics? […]
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Democracy and the Environment: The Mutant Effects.
Ecological issues are a matter of survival for almost all developing countries where we have communities that are disadvantaged in all facets of life. In India lately, I have seen protest marches staged against infrastructure projects and what is generally considered as “development”. The past four years in India have […]