14 April 2004 Bringing together the latest data to show the depth of the global environmental crisis we face and the disaster that will result from staying the current course, Speth explains why current methods of tackling the problem, endless international negotiations and treaties, have failed. He exposes how governments, often led by the U.S., have created the illusion of progress, and lays ambitious plans for effecting true and meaningful change.James Gustave Speth founded and was president of the World Resources Institute and served as adviser on environmental issues for presidents Carter and Clinton. He is currently dean and professor in the practice of environmental policy and sustainable development at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University. |
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