Debt, underpricing of finite assets are shaky foundations of cracking growth | The Economic Times (24 August 2013) “Driven by massive monetary stimulus, the performance of financial markets, especially stocks, has decoupled from a moribund real economy. Financers assume the rise in equity markets anticipates an economic recovery. But there are reasons why the world may be entering a period of low or no growth. Growth is a relatively recent...

International Monetary Fund: World Economic Outlook Update-Growing Pains (9 July 2013)....

What do we fix first – environment or economy? | The New Scientist (8 July 2013) “Our carefree attitude to the "externalities" of wealth generation has generated an environmental debt that is loading unsustainable financial debt on us all....

European Commission: Meeting of EU Finance Ministers in Luxembourg (21 June 2013). European Commission: Council steps up excessive deficit procedure for Belgium (21 June 2013)....

Time has come for new indicators besides GDP | The Nation (24 June 2013) “"There's no one indicator that can indicate everything. We should have other indicators aside from GDP," Professor Anantha Duraiappah, executive director of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, said at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2013's session on "Beyond GDP". To him, GDP is not a measure of well-being of society, as pu...

Aarhus Clearinghouse: European Court finds against UK on access to environmental justice (12 April 2013) OECD: Cities: green policies can contribute to growth (May 23, 2013) Bruegel: EU-IMF assistance to euro-area countries: an early assessment (May 2013). Bretton Woods Project: Climate Investment Funds Monitor 7  (April 2013).  ...

Dirty Gold: Crisis Has Europe Clamoring to Mine | Spiegel Online (26 April 2013)  By Luke Dale-Harris – “There is gold to be found across Europe, but the correlation between those countries now moving to exploit, and those hit worst by the sovereign debt crisis is clear. Since last year, the Portuguese government has signed 95 separate contracts with mining companies, with the priority given to gold and silver. In Greece, the government's...

European Commission: Commission concludes in-depth reviews of macroeconomic imbalances in 13 Member States (10 April 2013). Olli Rehn, Vice-President of the European Commission. Europe’s Recovery from the Debt Crisis (19 April 2013). International Monetary Fund. The IMF and Environmental Policy. (29 March 2013). International Monetary Fund. IMF Sees Strong Growth, Lingering Risks in Low-Income Countries. (26 April 2013). Internation...

European Commission: March 2013: Business Climate Indicator decreases (27 March) Eurogroup: Eurogroup Statement on Cyprus (25 March)...

EU: financial tax should be used for development aid and climate | EU Observer (27 February 2013) Green fatigue sets in: the world cools on global warming | The Independent  (28 February 2013) Spain falls further into recession as GDP plunges by 0.8% | EU Observer (28 February 2013)...