Monthly Archives: March 2014

Country data: emitting carbon not essential for wealth, development & happiness

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Adam Sulkowski

This chart shows average development (HDI), income (GNI), emissions (CO2 per capita), and happiness (Gallup data) within groups of countries identified using model-based cluster analysis (click here for a draft of the full paper). The least developed group on average generated just 5% of the carbon emissions … Continue reading →

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Top 10! Gee thanks :) but where are other governmental sustainability reports?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Adam Sulkowski

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just published its 5th Assessment Report (AR5). We’re now a quarter-century (about 25 years) into regularly summing-up thousands of peer-reviewed scientific studies. It’s striking that the language of the report is already partly in the … Continue reading →

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Being Happy … and Everything Else. Plus: Are You Happy?

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Adam Sulkowski

There’s growing interest in happiness (or well-being/satisfaction) across academic disciplines. Want Happiness? Health, Age, Relationships & Work Matter.  A great primer on the basics is this podcast interview with Carol Graham of Brookings. Among other fascinating realities, Carol and interviewer Fred Dews discuss the … Continue reading →

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Update: Summing-Up COP19, plus: what do Dartmouth MA and Warsaw PL have in common?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Adam Sulkowski

Wow, does time fly! Here’s an update on a few items from November 2013 to March 2014: (1) the UN Climate Conference in Warsaw (COP19) was quite an experience. I’ve posted a few pics below. Click here for the best summary that … Continue reading →

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