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Resource Productivity Rises to the Same Importance as Labour Productivity

Resource Productivity Rises to the Same Importance as Labour Productivity. WASTE Graduation Ceremony Stuttgart, 24 Nov., 2005 Prof. Ernst von Weizsäcker

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Resource Productivity Rises to the Same Importance as Labour Productivity

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  1. Resource Productivity Rises to the Same Importance as Labour Productivity WASTE Graduation Ceremony Stuttgart, 24 Nov., 2005 Prof. Ernstvon Weizsäcker Past Chairman, Bundestag Environment Committee,Dean-Elect, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

  2. 150 years of declining commodity prices The Economist, Feb. 10, 2005

  3. Rising commodity prices:Thenew trend The Economist, Feb. 10, 2005

  4. Poverty is the biggest polluter Indira Gandhi, 1972

  5. Climate and biodiversity: The rich are the biggest polluters

  6. Source: Redefining Progress: Ecological Footprint of Nations 2004

  7. Freshwater Covering Greenland Summers 1992 and 2002 .

  8. Current and expected CO2 emissions: Emissions of China likely to exceed current emissions of the USA

  9. Source: IEA, Key World Energy Statistics 2004

  10. 2004/2005: Prognosis

  11. Low Energy Intensity – an Indicator of Progress

  12. Zero Emissions Home & Car in Stuttgart Electrical Energy 33 GJ/a Ultra Low Energy Car Ultra Low Energy House Biological Material • Heat Pump • = 400% Geothermal Cooling & Warming www.fellbach-solar.de

  13. Reducing water use for paper production

  14. Video conferences replace business travel Energy- and material efficiency

  15. Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) beats Dow Jones Group Index (DJGI)

  16. Competitiveness goes with environmental sustainability Source: World Economic Forum

  17. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE KITCHEN

  18. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE KITCHEN

  19. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE KITCHEN

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