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Matthew Lynch
wondering if the Global Financial Crisis is good for the Environment... any thoughts?

3 August 2009

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Matthew Lynch 03am August 03

...guess i'm wondering if the GFC has caused us to rethink how do things, and more importantly - change.

Graham Sinclair 03am August 03

yes, it shut down production of stuff. no, it completely distracted from larger enviro issues.

Matthew Lynch 05am August 03

@ Graham doesn't the GFC forces us to re-evaluate how we have been doing things, and set the stage for ESG to become a part of mainstream ec...

Jonathan Feinstein 10pm August 03

I heard some statistic recently that from a CO2 perspective, the economic crisis has had an impact of emissions. That's obviously a very sho...

Matthew Lynch 11pm August 03

interesting points, i would definitely agree that humanity is at a significant crossroads.

Jonathan Feinstein 12pm August 10

Reading Daniel Goleman's "Ecological Intelligence" right now. Highly recommend it. To your question, we might also assume that the GFC has r...

Matthew Lynch 05pm August 10

this raises an interesting point; i am concerned that with so much focus on Carbon Emissions, other issues - environmental, social and econo...

Jonathan Feinstein 05pm August 10

You might want to check out another ongoing conversation here on Justmeans about Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). Just search the conversation...

Matthew Lynch 03am August 11

thanks Jonathan, will do!

Jim Nail 04pm August 25

Could be if it helps break the overdependence on GDP as a measure of success. Watch this great video of Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph...