Product Description: The world is on the verge of an unprecedented increase in the production and use of biofuels for transport. The combination of rising oil prices, issues of security, climate instability and pollution, deepening poverty in rural and agricultural areas, and a host of improved technologies, is propelling governments to enact powerful incentives for the use of these fuels, which is in turn sparking investment...read more

Product Description: Citizens expect their governments to lead on sustainability. But from largely disappointing international conferences like Rio II to the U.S.’s failure to pass meaningful climate legislation, governments’ progress has been lackluster...read more

Product Description: Every day, we are presented with a range of “sustainable” products and activities—from “green” cleaning supplies to carbon offsets—but with so much labeled as “sustainable,” the term has become essentially sustainababble, at best indicating a practice or product slightly less damaging than the conventional alternative...read more

Product Description: From the Worldwatch Institute, the premier environmental nonprofit, an incisive account of the global food crisis―and how it can be solved. Known for tackling the most pressing issues that face our world, the Worldwatch Institute has dedicated the 2011 edition of its flagship report to a compelling look at the global food crisis, with particular emphasis on what innovators globally can do to help solve a worldwide problem...read more

Product Description: The premier environmental nonprofit shows the ways to transform our consumer culture into a culture centered on sustainability. For society to thrive long into the future, we must move beyond our unsustainable consumer culture to one that respects environmental realities...read more

Product Description: The year 2009 will be pivotal for Earth's climate. As scientists warn that we have only a few years to reverse the rise in greenhouse gas emissions if we are to avoid abrupt and catastrophic climate change, the world community has agreed to finalize negotiations on a new climate agreement in Copenhagen in late 2009...read more

An annual guide to our progress towards a sustainable future. It presents studies that pay particular attention to the many innovations in economic policy and business practices that lead us towards a more sustainable global economy. It is suitable for those concerned with building a positive, global future.