Despite anemic sales and despite losing money on every battery-electric vehicle they sell, mainstream automakers are forging ahead. Here’s why, and here’s what’s needed for them to be successful. For Ford, such thinking represents a major strategy shift. Only eight years ago, the company rolled out the Ford Focus Electric, a hatchback with a tiny […]
Cold Hatred – What is the American right thinking?
Dr. Nicole Morgan, CACOR member, writes on Cold Hatred. On the eve of the 2012 US election, while I was still professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, I published in Paris : Haine Froide (Cold Hatred, What is the American right thinking?) (1) The timing was pure coincidence. This book was not aimed […]
Energy and emissions: New approach, new tools needed
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair and Robert Hoffman, past Chair, analyse energy systems. This briefing note has been adapted by John Hollins from a paper by Robert Hoffman on the assessment of computational tools for analysis of energy systems My maternal grandfather was a cabinetmaker. He insisted on using the right tool for the job. […]
Tapping into what matters: Relational Values and Policy mixes for sustainability Professor Kai Chan
Tapping into what matters: Relational Values and Policy mixes for sustainability Video recording of our CACOR Lunch on 2019-03-20 Policy Making involving the environment is dominated by one kind of thinking, particularly about values—economics. (Intrinsic values are often recognized, but lack the rigorous framework of economics.) Insights from many other relevant social fields are myriad but […]
A Mindful Growth Ideology
An article by Lalith Gunaratne, CACOR member. Our world hinges on the economic value of GDP. The combined value of paid work and what we produce, complemented by growth, is the measure ingrained into our heads from the beginning of our journey in modern life. I encounter this as a business consultant when a CEO […]