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UVM has joined the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, an initiative that connects international sustainability experts to address grand challenges. Courtesy photo.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont (UVM) has joined a United Nations initiative that brings together international sustainability experts to solve urgent global challenges.
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) seeks to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals a global effort to address poverty, protect the environment, grow the economy, and promote peace and good governance. The network is led by U.N. Secretary-General and acclaimed economist Jeffrey Sachs.
UVM has joined the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, an initiative that connects international sustainability experts to address grand challenges.
The University of Vermont (UVM) has joined a United Nations initiative that brings together international sustainability experts to solve urgent global challenges.
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) seeks to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals a global effort to address poverty, protect the environment, grow the economy, and promote peace and good governance. The network is led by U.N. Secretary-General and acclaimed economist Jeffrey Sachs.
“UVM has longstanding leadership in the areas of healthy societies and a healthy environment,” says
Forum, Dec. 16: The pursuit of happiness is what’s really important
Published: 12/15/2020 10:00:20 PM
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The pursuit of happiness is what’s really important
As the stock market reached record levels at the same time as a record number of people were lining up for food and dying in a pandemic, the question arises: Is the stock market a relevant indicator for our well-being?
One of the key objectives mentioned in the Declaration of Independence is the pursuit of happiness, and we’ve apparently lost track of that.
International comparisons of how citizens rank their countries use factors like GDP, life expectancy, social support, trust and corruption, the perceived freedom to make life decisions and generosity. Countries with the highest rankings have tried to implement the concept that the common good is as important as the well-being of the individual. This concept appeared in Scandinavia close to a hundred years ago.
To Cut Emissions to Zero, U.S. Needs to Make Big Changes in Next 10 Years
New research details major infrastructure work including immense construction projects that would need to start right away to achieve Biden’s goal of zero emissions by 2050.
To meet its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050, the United States will need to invest broadly in energy infrastructure.Credit.Beth Coller for The New York Times
Dec. 15, 2020
If the United States wants to get serious about tackling climate change, the country will need to build a staggering amount of new energy infrastructure in just the next 10 years, laying down steel and concrete at a pace barely being contemplated today.
The Nordic Countries Are Not As Sustainable As They Seem To Be December 15, 2020
The Nordic countries have long since been the leaders of the sustainability movement across the globe due to their “leadership in governance, innovation, human capital, and environmental indicators.” For example, Norway plans to be carbon neutral by 2030, while the EU doesn’t plan on doing the same until 2050. ROBECO, a team of international investment engineers, ranks Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland to be the top 5 most sustainable countries as of October 2020. Meanwhile, the Sustainable Development Report from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network also lists Sweden, Denmark, and Finland as the top three most sustainable nations in the world.