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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: October 2013

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Oct 20, 2013. What you didn’t know about US Senator Ted Cruz…. Well, not surprising for a Tea Party republican, he’s also against any form of gun control. But what is less well known, according to Newsweek. Now we know how batty the Tea Party really is…. This blog is a c...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: Setting sustainability and environmental targets (2): the dimensions of sustainability

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Dec 5, 2008. Setting sustainability and environmental targets (2): the dimensions of sustainability. Our ongoing exploration of setting sustainability targets for a region like Ottawa Carleton has led us to explore similar exercises in Canada and elsewhere. Health and We...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: The challenge of maintaining public commitment to sustainability

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. May 29, 2010. The challenge of maintaining public commitment to sustainability. This requires a focused dedication to long-term objectives over a time period spanning 50 to 100 years. Maintaining public support to address this challenge is critical. UK politicians, inclu...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: To drill or not to drill, that is the question

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Jul 27, 2010. To drill or not to drill, that is the question. We continue to examine barriers to moving toward a sustainable society. Should we risk more Gulf-like disasters, including associated GHG missions from the combustion of fuel? New York Times article. Federal U...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: The start of a new project

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Nov 25, 2008. The start of a new project. Making it Happen: The Transition to a Sustainable Society. So why some 35 years after the first OPEC crisis and the Club of Rome’s report “Limits to Growth”, are we still playing at the fringe? Some have suggested that we need le...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: How governments stop sustainable development

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Jul 19, 2012. How governments stop sustainable development. To reduce sulfur emissions in the atmosphere. This resulted in a measurable reduction in the acidification levels of our lakes. These policy actions would clearly not have happened. Henceforth, all future ocean-...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: New case study on the transformation of a major regulatory system – The Model National Building Code

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Mar 19, 2010. New case study on the transformation of a major regulatory system – The Model National Building Code. This is a special post to announce the publication of a case study examining the National Building Code of Canada. Codes are very complicated instruments.

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: Setting sustainability and environmental targets (3): Ottawa’s “Choosing our future”

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Dec 21, 2008. Setting sustainability and environmental targets (3): Ottawa’s “Choosing our future”. Jointly with the city of Gatineau. And the National Capital Commission. The region’s production and consumption cycles have a net zero or net positive impact on the ...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: The next phase of our work - Can you help?

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Jan 15, 2011. The next phase of our work - Can you help? The start of a new year is an appropriate time to make resolutions. It’s also a good time to define the next phase of our project. We talked to a lot of people and explored many options. Clusters have a common cent...

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society: Creating an innvovation cluster in sustainability

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Making it happen - the transition to a sustainable society. A blog based on work being carried out at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management on the barriers to change and innovation that can lead to a sustainable society. Feb 22, 2011. Creating an innvovation cluster in sustainability. Can we create a regional innovation cluster to promote sustainability and job creation? To explore this question, we launched a small survey among. Sustainability Strategy Project (EOSS). This informal surv...