V360° HOTlist
On this page we will be providing a regular roundup featuring some savory highlights from the sustainability discussions, resources and debates posted in the V360° networks.
The Hotlist will only provide a sampling -- for a fuller flavor you can join our Geographic and other networks.
Hotfile originally posted in the V360 Network, THE AMERCAS SUSTAINABILITY, addresses business case for sustainability.
Below is a great green knowledge nugget -- a 1-hour video on the business case for sustainability by sustainability author, speaker and guru Dr. Bob Willard.
Hotfile originally posted in the V360 Network, MENA SUSTAINABILITY, reflects first "state of environment" report for the Arab world.
Document: Arab Environment Future Challenges
Source: Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED)
Author(s): M.K. Tolba; N.W. Saab
Date: 2008
The document, the first of its kind to be compiled and authored by independent experts from across the Arab region, offers an overview of the state of the environment in the Arab world, highlighting environmental challenges, social, political and demographic trends, progress in regional and sub-regional cooperation and recommendations for future action. The state of the Arab environment stands at a pivotal juncture with numerous environmental problems both current and imminently threatening the region. Among the major challenges being faced are water scarcity, land degradation and desertification, inadequate waste management, coastal and marine environment degradation and air pollution. The report attempts to address five key questions: 1) how are the environmental conditions in the Arab world changing? 2) what are the causes of environmental deterioration, and how is it linked to human activities and other stresses? 3) why is the environment a significant issue in the Arab world? 4) what is being done about it? How is society responding to the issues through public and private institutions? and 5) are the measures taken to limit environmental degradation and deterioration of ecosystems enough? While the report commends the long-term planning such as schemes addressing renewable energy, it also stresses that the importance of simple measures urgently required at the local level to ensure more efficient and sound use of resources. Let us congratulate the authors and the publishing organisation for this much-needed product.
Hotfile originally posted in the V360 Network, BRICS SUSTAINABILITY, addresses the costs of carbon capture.
Document: Realistic Costs of Carbon Capture
Source: Harvard University
Author(s): Adam Whitmore, Mohammed Al-Juaied
Date: July 2009
There is a growing interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However there exist substantial uncertainties about the costs of CCS. In this paper, Harvard sheds some light on the costs of carbon capture by reviewing and comparing the available material on costs of capture for both early technology and mature plants, attempting to account for differences where possible.
Hotfile originally posted in the V360 Network, EUROPE SUSTAINABILITY, addresses the competencies of sustainability professionals
Document: The Sustainability Professional: 2010 Competency Survey Report
Source: International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)
Author(s): Marsha Willard, Carole Wiedmeyer, R. Warren Flint, John S. Weedon,
Rick Woodward, Ira Feldmand and Mark Edwards
Date: March 2010
The study answers the question "what should a sustainability professional be able to do".
Check out also the companion study -- the Sustainability Knowledge Competency Study --- which answers the question, "what should a sustainability professional know?"
Hotfile originally posted in the V360 Network, ASIA SUSTAINABILITY, addresses sustainable infrastructure
Below is a sweet and short video reviewing the four key premises of sustainable infrastructure, by Hillary Brown, fellow at the Post Carbon Institute