How to Change?
The global economic system is extremely complex. At present everything that has a value in our economic system is based on the premise of continuous economic growth. At the same time economists around the world debate the opportunity to continue to have prosperity without growth, as in the present report from a project financed by [...]
Governments, the EU, and the world are doing a “Facit”
In Sweden misinterpreting the signs of a future change and failing to plan for the consequences has a name – Facit. Facit used to be a company that was very advanced in the area of analog office machines, such as calculators, and type-writers. When the first digital calculators were launched Facit launched its new line [...]
Small Progress Explained by Lack of Structures
Why so little progress at COP 15? While many people and experts seem aware of the pressing need for change, decision makers seem to be at a loss as to what decisions need to be made in order to initiate speedy transformation of global energy systems. Yes, by now we know about the problems and [...]
New book: "Overcoming Overuse: Energy Transformation for a World Gone Fad"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2009 CONTACT: M.J. Szimanski Washington, DC 202.560.7516 mike@buzzbinder.com Mats R. Larsson Höör, Sweden 0046-733-552411 mats@getinstitute.com Mats R. Larsson, Global Energy Transformation Institute (GETI) Founder, Releases Latest Book: “Overcoming Overuse: Energy Transformation for a World Gone Fad” Washington, DC – Mats R. Larsson, President and Founder of the Global Energy Transformation [...]
An affordable truth – Paul Krugman
In a column in The New York Times, op-ed columnist and Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman argues that many opportunities to reduce energy consumption and lower emissions of CO2 come at a relatively low cost. One example in point is additional insulation of houses. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/opinion/07krugman.html Yes, this is true. However, a program to improve the [...]
