I came across this article on Richard Black's BBC Earth Watch site, where he reports on a UN umbrella that has been taking a look at what aspects of our global society are the least sustainable; "which things are depleting natural resources fastest, which are causing the most environmental damage, and which are the biggest threats to the prosperity of future generations".
It is an interesting article and it made me think that this could provide a lot of fodder for many courses. In the article, Black links to the United Nations Environment Programme's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch). I didn't know there was such an entity until I read this article. Not only can you read summary and full reports from the site, there is also a presentation of 33 slides that can be used or modified for a lecture. I found this to be both a useful and interesting resource, from a perspective that I am not used to seeing. For example, did you know that a doubling of income increases carbon dioxide emissions by 80%?
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