“First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this. One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. This has almost nothing to do with environmental policy anymore.” WorldFirstsCountryNatureCommunityWealthEconomyEconomicPolicyDevelopmentIllusionClimateEnvironmentalInternationalOneselfOilAtmosphereOwnersEcologyCoalDistributionEnthusiasticDeveloped CountryRedistribution Of WealthEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental Justice Author:Ottmar Edenhofer
“Reality, in its quantitative aspect, must be considered as a system of populations... The general study of the equilibria and dynamics of populations seems to have no name; but as it has probably reached its highest development in the biological study known as 'ecology,' this name may well be given to it.” WellsMayRealitySeemsNamesGivenKnownStudyDevelopmentHighestAspectPopulationEcologyEquilibriumDynamics Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“World trade depends on differences among countries, not similarities. Different countries are in different stages of development. It is appropriate for them to have different patterns, different policies for ecology, labor standards, and so forth.” WorldDifferentCountryDifferencesStagePolicyDependsDevelopmentStandardsLaborTradePatternsAppropriateEcologySimilarityWorld TradeDifferent CountriesStages Of Development Author:Milton Friedman
“The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison.” Has BeensDoneDevelopmentIndustryCivilizationDestructionEnvironmentalProductionsActiveForestsComparisonEcologyConservationInsignificant Book:Capital: a critique of political economy Source: Capital: a critique of political economy
“I hope a start at getting some oil out of the enormous Alaska field isn't indefinitely mired in a bureaucratic morass as a result of our national concern for the ecology. This concern must not be so misguided, misdirected, misused that it serves to stop economic growth, to bankrupt companies, to stifle new development, new jobs, new horizons. In fighting new pollution and stemming present pollution, exciting, sometimes costly means and methods exist and others will evolve. But blanket legislative naysaying to expanding power and energy sources is stupid, self-defeating.” MeanSelfSometimesJobsFightingEnergyGrowthNatureResultsCompanyEconomicStupidFieldsSourceDevelopmentConcernExcitingMethodOilEnormousEvolveHorizonPollutionEcologyExpandingEconomic GrowthBlanketAlaskaMisguidedNew JobEnergy SourcesMisusedNew Horizons Author:Malcolm Forbes