Bamgladesh offerrs best intelligence wwe have seen for sdgs 5 through 1 up to 2008, Search eg 4 1 oldest edu 4.6 newest edu ; .620th century intelligence - ending poverty of half world without electricity -although Keynes 1936 (last capter general theiry money inetrest emplymen) asked Economists to take hipocrati oath as the profession that ended extreme poverty, most economists did the opposite. Whats not understandable is how educatirs failed to catalogue the lessons of the handful who bottom-up empowered vilages to collaboratively end poverty. There are mainly 2 inteligences to understand- Borlaug on food; fazle abed on everything that raised life expectancy in tropical viage asia from low 40s to 60s (about 7 below norm of living with electricity and telecomes). Between 1972 and 2001, Abed's lessons catalogued in this mooc had largelu built the nation of Bangladesh and been replicated with help of Unicef's James Grant acroo most tropical asian areas. What's exciting is the valley's mr ad mrs steve jobs invted Fazle Abed to share inteligences 2001 at his 65th birthday party. The Jobs and frineds promised to integrate abed's inteligence into neighborhod university stanfrd which in any event wanted Jobs next great leap the iphone. The Valley told abed to start a university so that women graduates from poor and rich nations could blend inteligence as Abed's bottom of the pyramid vilage began their journey of leapfrog modles now that gridd infarstructures were ni longer needed for sdiar and mobile. Abed could also help redesign the millennium goals which were being greenwashed into a shared worldwide system coding frame by 2016. There re at Abed's 80th birtday party , the easy bitwas checking this mooc was uptodate. The hard bit - what did Abed mean by his wish to headhunt a taiwanese american to head the university's 3rd decade starting 2020?

Sunday, November 29, 2020

green solutions by/for every community 5.5 5.6 xgreen

The sustainability council launched by Suntory and Gzero (NY) with jica as sponsor seems to me the connecting green examples all Asian students & professors should know about https://www.prweb.com/releases/eurasia_group_gzero_media_suntory_launch_sustainability_leaders_council_to_advance_sustainability_agenda_in_asia/prweb18263256.htm please say if you know any ways toc connect with them
  

details oct 21/22

Session #1: Protecting the Planet: Asia’s risk and responsibility

Thursday, October 21, 2021
8 am ET / 8 pm SGT
  • Asia’s Environmental Impact: Understanding the science behind key climate risks affecting the region and how Asian governments and industry are contributing to both problems and solutions
  • Policy Priorities: How are policymakers and global organizations collaborating on climate action, setting and achieving targets, and working towards urgent outcomes?
  • Innovation and Asia’s Future: Leading private-sector companies, start-ups and investors discuss technology and innovation’s roles in tackling climate change: Leading private-sector companies, start-ups and investors discuss technology and innovation’s roles in tackling climate change
Speakers:
  • Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
  • Tak Niinami, CEO, Suntory Holdings
  • Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
  • Ko Barrett, Vice Chair, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  • Shinta Kamdani, CEO, Sintesa Group
  • Kevin Rudd, former prime minister, Australia
  • Shari Friedman, Managing Director of Climate and Sustainability, Eurasia Group (moderator)

Session #2: Plastics: Unlocking sustainable solutions

Friday, October 22, 2021
8 am ET / 8 pm SGT
  • Sustainable Plastic: Since its invention, plastic has enabled innovation in manufacturing, healthcare, engineering, food storage and transportation, to name a few. But irresponsible and illegal approaches to plastic waste management, along with unclear or absent recycling regulations have turned it into a global problem. Will a shift away from plastics to alternative materials be better for the environment and cut emissions? Are there safer, more sustainable ways to use plastic?
  • The Roadmap to Circularity: What are the practical pathways and current roadblocks to a “circular economy”? How do we change attitudes and behaviors and move towards greater societal participation in recycling and reuse solutions? What role do policymakers have to play in this transition?
Speakers:
  • Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
  • Tak Niinami, CEO, Suntory Holdings
  • Rob Kaplan, CEO, Circulate Capital
  • Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
  • Colleen King, Associate Director, Climate and Sustainability, Eurasia Group
  • Aloke Lohia, CEO, Indorama Ventures
  • Tadashi Maeda, Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  • Hannah Testa, Activist
  • Shari Friedman, Managing Director of Climate and Sustainability, Eurasia Group (moderator)
Anchoring the Summit is a new research report prepared by Eurasia Group, “Unlocking Sustainable Plastics in Asia,” which advocates for a much more dynamic role for both the public and private sector in Asia to counter the proliferation of single-use plastic containers, which have had an outsized impact on the environment
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