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The UK, the SDGs, and particularly SDG 16

The UK, the SDGs, and particularly SDG 16

by | Oct 21, 2015 | News and Comment

The UK Government hasn’t yet involved the public or any other stakeholder in discussions about the relevance of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for domestic application in the UK. According to BOND’s report on Bringing the Goals Home: Implementing the SDGs in...
Democracy and a Better Planning System

Democracy and a Better Planning System

by | May 25, 2015 | News and Comment

“There remains a democratic deficit within planning.” -Five Radical Ideas for a Better Planning System A group at University College London’s Bartlett School of Planning, led by Professor Yvonne Rydin, has proposed five radical ideas for better planning, with two...
The State of Europe’s Environment

The State of Europe’s Environment

by | Apr 27, 2015 | News and Comment

In March the European Environment Agency  published its State and Outlook Environment Report (SOER) 2015 (available here). The report highlights innovations in governance needed for long term sustainability. In addition, a section of the SOER website highlights global...
Our foreign pollution from imported goods

Our foreign pollution from imported goods

by | Apr 24, 2015 | News and Comment

How should we account for the fact that a great deal of environmental damage associated with one’s own country actually occurs overseas? For example, Chinese manufacturers making our shoes, electronics and bicycles emit a lot of carbon on our behalf. Are...