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One of the main catalysts for recent protests against globalization has been the association of development with the devastation of the environment. While the protests called for better environmental protection, the international effort, symbolized by the Kyoto Protocol, has stalled. Domestic environmental policies need to address these realities. The Environmental Task Force has three foci: the basic principles and policies for sustainable development; the macroeconomics of sustainability; and issues of sustainable development and international environmental management.
Environmental Task Force Chairs:Ramon Lopez - Professor, University of Maryland Michael Toman - Senior Economist and Director, RAND Program on Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Bob Deacon - Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
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| Climate Change Task Force |
| Event: at the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester, UK: Jun 17, 2009 - Jun 18, 2009 |
| Climate scholars and advocates from all over the world discussed negotiations in North-South burden-sharing on climate change mitigation. Click above for papers, presentations and chairman's summary. |
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| Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: A Dialogue on India |
| Event: Dec 18, 2006 - Dec 19, 2006 |
| The Initiative for Public Dialogue (IPD) conducted a two-day dialogue of its Environmental Task Force and leading experts from India. The dialogue was co-organized in Delhi by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). Participants from the India side included key academic representatives as well as delegates from the Planning Commission, Ministry of Environment and Forests, and other bodies. |
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| IPD Book Series: Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability |
| Publication: Ramon Lopez and Michael A. Toman |
Economic growth as we know it today cannot persist indefinitely if it entails continuous degradation of natural resources and the environment. While in a few countries around the world it appears that environmental degradation has been the result of rapid economic growth, in the vast majority of the developing countries the environment has been equally spoiled despite slow or even negative economic growth.
This book provides new insights on the common roots of economic stagnation, poverty, and environmental degradation which, unfortunately, generally reside in misguided government policies and priorities. By doing this, the volume provides a broader policy option framework than available in conventional policy analyses. The book shows that a major omission of the conventional view is that governments tend to allocate government expenditures in a biased way, favoring subsidies to the economic elites over investments in public goods. This underinvestment leads to deficiencies in human capital, R&D, and the development of institutions (environmental and otherwise), all of which are vital for long run growth, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability.
Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability may be purchased on Amazon.com |
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| Environmental Task Force Meeting 2003 |
| Event: Oct 10, 2003 - Oct 11, 2003 |
| The Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development Task Force held its first meeting at Columbia University in October 2003. |
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