Measuring Progress
Maryland's government is embracing an alternative way to monitor the state's wellbeing called the Genuine Progress Indicator, which brings depth to the analysis of the state's economic growth.
Daphne Wysham is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and is the founder and co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN). She has worked on research and advocacy at the intersection of climate change, human rights, fossil fuels, international finance, carbon markets and sustainable economies since 1996. SEEN's pathbreaking research has resulted in shifts in public policy and investment at the national and international level. She is a frequent guest speaker on the concerns around carbon markets — and carbon offsets in particular — in generating meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
Wysham has played a leadership role on Capitol Hill, advising the Congressional Progressive Caucus on a progressive agenda for climate change. Her writings, commentary and analysis has appeared in national news publications and on radio and TV, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Grist, The Guardian, The Financial Times, and on Al Jazeera, Democracy Now!, MSNBC, BBC, NPR, and Marketplace, among others. From 2003 to May of 2011, she hosted Earthbeat Radio and TV.
She is currently conducting research around ways in which alternative metrics to the GDP, such as the "Genuine Progress Indicators", can be used to build a more sustainable society.
Maryland's government is embracing an alternative way to monitor the state's wellbeing called the Genuine Progress Indicator, which brings depth to the analysis of the state's economic growth.
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama's support for nuclear power is unwavering.
A creative solution to the predicted commercial real estate crisis could boost both energy efficiency and tax receipts.
New energy bill mixes support for coal, nuclear, and oil industries with measures meant to reduce pollution and planet-warming emissions.
Corporations can get away with murder and environmental devastation, and make billions doing it.
The fate of our planet is no laughing matter.
Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative 3.0 License.
A project of the
Institute for Policy Studies
Material published and distributed by OtherWords represents the views of the author(s) and does not necessarily represent the views of the board members or staff of the Institute for Policy Studies or its projects.
Email: otherwords@ips-dc.org
Phone: (202) 234-9382 x 5226
Address: 1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
