One may show that CO2 emissions per GDP unit of economic output have fallen over time as well as that this ratio is smaller in rich than in poor countries. However, one cannot conclude that a halt to the growth in total emissions is likely in the future. Similarly, one may show that the CO2...

The global energy-environment conundrum unfolds now with more and more evidence confirming the climate change hypothesis. The accumulation of greenhouses gases in the atmosphere is strongly linked with economic production, the GDP indicator. Here we give the exact relationships between GDP,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the 2008 financial crisis from the viewpoint of evolutionary economics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper links the shattering of economic expectations in 2007-2008 with the coming energy-environment conundrum. Findings – The paper...