Resources
Business & the Environment
Inside this issue
• The need to control the millions of tonnes of methane and nitrous oxide emitted as by-products from livestock
• Consumers’ minds are more focused on making ends meet than on green issues - -
Content
Reasons to be cheerful in a downturn
Fiona Harvey on the large amount of money that is about to find its way into the ‘green economy’
The green new deal: A massive injection of clean energy cash
Fiona Harvey explains how things may be different after recession
Financial crisis a turning point in lobbyists’ fortunes
Joshua Chaffin on the determined effort to shape the European Union’s landmark climate bill
Resource efficiency: Credentials that make money-men happy
Sarah Murray on statistics that make environment strategies look even better
Other gases: Trouble down on the farm
Seb Morton-Clark on emissions that need controls similar to those for carbon dioxide
Morale boosting: A rare surefire return on investment?
Commitment beyond the bottom line is seen as increasingly important. Sarah Murray reports
Retail: Ethical and environment reputations are on the slide
Consumers’ green commitment is waning, writes Elizabeth Rigby
Frugality: Why business need not cost the Earth
Politicians are hoping that converting to a low-carbon economy will reduce fall-out from the crisis, writes Seb Morton-Clark
Recycling: Fight for survival as market evaporates
Chris Bryant on the havoc wrought by a collapse in industrial production
China: Business grinds to a halt
Tom Mitchell on a chance to give Mother Nature a bit of a breather
