sábado, 18 de abril de 2009

Building on the idea of a green new deal


The world is in the grip of a fourfold crunch - the crises of ecology, economy, equity and ethics. We face these crises with both concern and hope: concern for the misery they are creating and hope that we have the courage to look deeply into their causes and find lasting solutions.

Governments are putting new money into circulation and bailing out banks; they are focused exclusively on reflation whatever the cost. At best, this amounts to short-termism.

So what else can we do?

We need a new approach - to save the economy by investment in saving the planet through measures that will benefit all of us (including the bankers).

Building on the idea of a green new deal, this document addresses three crucial questions: What can we do now? What transformation must follow? What might the future look like?
The E4 Declaration