Comments on: UK corporates want environment guidance http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2005/05/31/uk-corporates-want-environment-guidance/ Seriously Seditious Stitching Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: <![CDATA[Kakariki]]> http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2005/05/31/uk-corporates-want-environment-guidance/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Wed, 01 Jun 2005 18:05:00 +0000 http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=212#comment-244 I don't think the Greens believe growth=evil, that is how they are portrayed sure, but not accurate. I once heard Jeanette use the analogy of a garden: You can have a garden that's growing lots of plants really quickly doesn't matter that they're all weeds that are draining the nutrients out of the soil and choking other plants OR you can have a garden thats growing a bit slower but contains plants that provide food, flowers and a diverse ecosystem. The choice is growth for growths sake or smart growth. The Greens argue for the latter. I don’t think the Greens believe growth=evil, that is how they are portrayed sure, but not accurate. I once heard Jeanette use the analogy of a garden:
You can have a garden that’s growing lots of plants really quickly doesn’t matter that they’re all weeds that are draining the nutrients out of the soil and choking other plants OR you can have a garden thats growing a bit slower but contains plants that provide food, flowers and a diverse ecosystem. The choice is growth for growths sake or smart growth. The Greens argue for the latter.

]]> By: <![CDATA[Andrew Straw]]> http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2005/05/31/uk-corporates-want-environment-guidance/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Wed, 01 Jun 2005 11:21:00 +0000 http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=212#comment-243 I think most Greens agree that a carbon tax will slow growth, and they are gleeful about it. Many people are not Green precisely because they don't agree that growth=evil. Growth usually means more jobs, and more jobs available with a constant population usually results in higher wages. Hard to argue with that. The issue you raise about the companies in the UK shows a different perspective, though. With or without any punitive carbon tax, they recognise growth opportunities in a fossil-fuel-free economic environment. I am very happy they have come to this conclusion. I think most Greens agree that a carbon tax will slow growth, and they are gleeful about it. Many people are not Green precisely because they don’t agree that growth=evil. Growth usually means more jobs, and more jobs available with a constant population usually results in higher wages. Hard to argue with that.

The issue you raise about the companies in the UK shows a different perspective, though. With or without any punitive carbon tax, they recognise growth opportunities in a fossil-fuel-free economic environment. I am very happy they have come to this conclusion.

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