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My 2014 - a thank you

31/12/2014

Those of you who know me and my personal circumstances well will perhaps have suspected that 2014 was, for me, the most challenging year I've ever experienced. I won't go into the details here. But it has been the friendship and support of many people, from near and far, that has helped me to get through some tough personal challenges and retain my sense of humour and cautious optimism about the future. Thank you to all of you (you know who you are).

I hope I can count on your continuing understanding and encouragement in the coming year to face whatever comes next with fortitude and compassion and to continue to build a better world for following generations.

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Planetary CFO's hopes for UNFCCC COP21 Paris 2015

31/12/2014

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The objective of the 2015 conference is to achieve, for the first time in over 20 years of UN negotiations, a binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world.

I hope this objective is achieved. However, this is a long game that is being played, and it would be a mistake to pin too much on one individual event or conference.

What's more important is that events like this are very public waypoints on the journey to a truly sustainable future. I hope everyone involved with it is able to use it to nudge others - perhaps the equivalent of 'floating voters' - to bring their influence to bear to push in the right general direction rather than to let the existing paradigm push in the wrong direction, or to do nothing, which is tantamount to the same thing because of inertia.

I'll be interested to see if any publications or other materials relating to COP21 include principles of, or elements from, the World Balance Sheet approach which I advocate be developed.

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Christmas Greetings from The Planetary CFO

22/12/2014

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The Planetary CFO is not despondent about the amount of consumerism at Christmas. He remains positive about the impacts of his, and other people's, decisions. For example, a few years ago he bought a toy as a present, and for the first time in his life, the toy was tied into its packaging by recyclable ties rather than wire. Small steps. But wherever such thinking happens, it brings gladness to his heart.

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My 2014 - a thank you

Planetary CFO's hopes for UNFCCC COP21 Paris 2015

Christmas Greetings from The Planetary CFO

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