Blockchain technology will not solve all government problems, but it can help curb corruption and instill trust in government. Will blockchain technology be the next disrupting technology to revolutionize government? Probably not. Can it be a game changer in the global fight against corruption? Possibly so. New technologies are disrupting our lives and transforming government. Governments around […]
How the oligarchy wins: lessons from ancient Greece
The question is whether democracy will emerge from oligarchic breakdown – or whether the oligarchs will just strengthen their grasp on the levers of government. One of the primary threats to oligarchy was that the oligarchs would become divided, and that one from their number would defect, take leadership of the people, and overthrow the […]
Canada’s Environment: 2017 Trends and Issues
Canada’s Environmental Trends for 2017 This survey of environmental professionals is from: Industry trends – ECO Canada’s Research Community whose purpose is to gain a more in-depth understanding of the environmental sector from the unique perspectives of professionals and to give environmental professionals in Canada a forum to discuss the issues important to them. Eco […]
WHAT’S HAPPENING – SUSTAINABILITY 2017
THE TEN ISSUES FOR 2017 ARE FROM SUSTAINABILITY’S ANNUAL TRENDS REPORT http://radar.sustainability.com/annual-trends-report/ SustainaAbility is a London based Think Tank focused on international sustainable development issues. The list below and its linked analyses are from its 2017 report. Below are the 10 issues that SustainAbility suggests have the greatest sustainability influence right now, calling out implications […]
Govern land as a global commons
Calls for international coordination of land use to ensure everyone has access to its fruits. Since 2000, states including the United Kingdom and China have together bought a total area of farmland in Africa and elsewhere that is bigger than Germany to grow food. And countries are producing more crops for export — global […]