Sustainability Archives – Page 11 of 27 – Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

Innovating Beyond the Growth Trap: A Challenge to the Ecofiscal Commission’s Growth Fixation

July 28, 2015/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

by James Magnus-Johnston

A new voice has emerged recently in Canada called the “Ecofiscal Commission,” which could have the funding, clout, and determination to steer the country in a more promising direction. The group includes high-profile economists, former political leaders, and high-powered financiers. They define “ecofiscal policy” as something that “corrects market price signals to encourage the economic activities we do want (job creation, investment, and innovation) while reducing those we don’t want (greenhouse gas emissions and the pollution of our land,

The Pope Francis Encyclical And Its Economics

July 8, 2015/3 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Environment, Poverty, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

by Brent Blackwelder

The Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis is attracting extraordinary attention for its message on global warming, deforestation, loss of biological diversity, and other pressing environmental issues. What is less well known is the extensive critique of the global economy found in his 184-page Encyclical. This blog highlights some of the significant points that Pope Francis makes about the need for systemic economic change.

Although the Pope does not use the phrase “steady state economy”

Progress Toward a True-Cost Economy Comes from Renewable Energy

May 21, 2015/4 Comments/in Energy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

by Brent Blackwelder

A renewable energy revolution is sweeping the planet. This revolution has profound implications because it signals that the global economy is moving to stop the growth of our human carbon footprint.

The global economy has run for a century primarily on fossil fuels but is now undergoing a rapid transition to a global economy based significantly on rooftop solar, wind, and efficiency. This is a tangible movement toward a steady state economy because with wind and solar,

Earth Day Message: Double the Native Forest Cover

April 21, 2015/0 Comments/in Environment, Food and Agriculture, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

This Earth Day, Brent Blackwelder urges us to double the current amount of native forest cover.

A Business Built for Resilience

April 16, 2015/4 Comments/in Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

James Magnus-Johnston describes how businesses may operate in a steady state economy.

A New Economy Will Help Save Rivers and Fisheries

March 25, 2015/0 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Many activities that today damage rivers and fisheries would not occur in a steady state economy.

Adjusting the Fifth to a Finite Planet, Part II

March 18, 2015/2 Comments/in Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

In part two of two, Eric Zencey explains how American Constitutional case law has come to value private property over the interests of other citizens.

Potential New Allies in the Effort to Achieve a Sustainable True Cost Economy

February 11, 2015/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Dr. Blackwelder discusses how those in faith-based communities can become powerful allies for those of us seeking an economy that meets peoples’ needs without undermining the life support systems of the planet.

Crossroads on Global Infrastructure

January 8, 2015/6 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

A momentous choice is before us. Will we choose more mega-highway projects, centralized electric power plants, and mega-dams, or more decentralized wind and solar investments?