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Issue 10: The health of nations

Issue 10: The health of nations

22 August 2012

In terms of international development, it is often taken for granted that wealth inevitably leads to health, and that therefore only the countries with wealthier economies will be able to foster the conditions for a healthier population. In this context, international development efforts usually focus on interventions to kick-start economic growth, on the assumption that […]

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The third industrial revolution

The third industrial revolution

14 February 2012

Jeremy Rifkin explains how the five pillars of a third energy-communications revolution will create the foundations for the next great wave of economic growth

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged business, Christiana Figueres, climate change, communication/energy nexus, consumers, debt, different energy system, economic competitiveness, electric plug-in and fuel cell vehicles, energy internet, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, fossil fuel energies, Foundation on Economic Trends, government, Green Industry initiative, hunger and starvation, incentivize transformation, industrial civilization, Industrial Development Organization, infrastructure, issue 9, Jeremy Rifkin, ldc, least developed countries, living standards, Making It magazine, micro-power plants, mobile phone and ict sector, national policies, new economic narrative, new energy systems, oil, our low-carbon future, poverty, renewable energy technologies, smart and just grids, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainable industrial development, technology, third industrial revolution, UN, UNFCCC, UNIDO, United Nations, universal access to modern energy services

The new economy: inclusive and sustainable

The new economy: inclusive and sustainable

14 February 2012

Morgan Bazilian and Kandeh K. Yumkella see unique opportunities arising from the creation of a radically different energy system

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Christiana Figueres, climate change, communication/energy nexus, different energy system, economic competitiveness, Green Industry initiative, Industrial Development Organization, issue 9, Jeremy Rifkin, Kandeh Yumkella, ldc, least developed countries, Making It magazine, mobile phone and ict sector, Morgan Bazilian, national policies, new economic narrative, new energy systems, our low-carbon future, poverty, renewable energy technologies, smart and just grids, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainable industrial development, third industrial revolution, UN, UNFCCC, UNIDO, United Nations, universal access to modern energy services

Issue 9: Our low-carbon future

Issue 9: Our low-carbon future

4 January 2012

Imagine a future where the power of green technology drives a new economic revolution, and where everyone, all over the world, has access to clean, safe, and affordable energy services. Does this sound far-fetched? Not according to our contributors. Jeremy Rifkin, whose latest book, The Third Industrial Revolution, is making a big impact, sees developments […]

Posted in The Magazine | Tagged business, Christiana Figueres, climate change, communication/energy nexus, consumers, debt, different energy system, economic competitiveness, electric plug-in and fuel cell vehicles, energy internet, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, fossil fuel energies, Foundation on Economic Trends, government, Green Industry initiative, hunger and starvation, incentivize transformation, industrial civilization, Industrial Development Organization, infrastructure, issue 9, Jeremy Rifkin, ldc, least developed countries, living standards, Making It magazine, micro-power plants, mobile phone and ict sector, national policies, new economic narrative, new energy systems, oil, our low-carbon future, poverty, renewable energy technologies, smart and just grids, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainable industrial development, technology, third industrial revolution, UN, UNFCCC, UNIDO, United Nations, universal access to modern energy services

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