Green New Deal

Congress refuses to support the Green New Deal. Does House spending tell a similar story of environmental apathy? — In 2019, House Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Senator Edward Markley released House Resolution 109, more commonly known as the Green New Deal. The resolution includes such goals as “to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers… eliminating pollution and greenhouse…

Circular economy: paradigm shift or paradigm drift? “Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone a different paradigm.” Donella Meadows Circular economy and green transition have become green buzzwords, however the majority of people in most countries are not sure what…

As part of my MPA at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, I was fortunate enough to be taught by Carlota Perez who is renowned for her scholarship on techno-economic paradigms and the innovation process. …

Acknowledging the problematique is a step in the right direction — The Real Green New Deal website Addresses: ‘overpopulation, ending U.S. empire, restoring democracy while shifting to new political systems​…, economic de-growth, what aspects of modern life can be retained in an energy de-intensified world, taking action outside the system now.’ To quibble: there is no ‘U.S. empire’, merely a vestige that, like all other former sovereign…

Not just two buildings, but also two cultures, even two curricula — By Emily Piper-Vallillo Within fifteen minutes, Sabine Ferdinand writes a note to her students on the whiteboard, leads small group instruction, reminds a second-grader to put her name on her homework, guides another to reflect on his behavior, and alerts the main office of a milk spill. That’s just her…

Executive Summary The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) is a venture capital fund consisting of both public and private investors. It focuses on driving the transformation to a bio-based, sustainable economy throughout Europe. This venture underlines the EU’s commitment to its Green New Deal and sets higher standards for venture capital projects…

Op-ed by Jordan Reif In a time of rampant economic inequality and environmental injustice, it is easy to feel defeated. Here in Queens and across New York State, however, communities are organizing for a better future. …

Aldo Leopold (1887–1948) was an American conservationist, forester, and writer, widely considered to be one of the pioneers of modern ecological thinking. He is best known for his book “A Sand County Almanac,” a collection of essays on the natural world and the need for conservation, which has become a…

Just like FDR did before, Joe Biden has taken on the task of reimagining the American economy with a “New Deal” of sorts. This time relying on green innovations to do so, and it might (if successful) become one of the most consequential pieces of legislation passed this century. The…