There’s lots of interesting stuff up on the Risk and Sustainable Management Group website
In Branson’s Greenhouse Philanthropy? Mark Neal makes the point that Richard Branson’s recent moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are being driven by the approach of an emissions permits market, and make sound business sense.
Nanni Concu looks at Ethics of conservation versus ethics of development defends market-based instruments against recent criticism, and looks at Green choice. Also, Strategies for energy security links to the always-interesting Jeffrey Sachs.
On water, a central interest of the RSMG group, Mark covers the new Office of Water Resources, a BCA report urging action and the vexed question of recycling
Read, enjoy and comment
John Quiggin 
Good links Prof Q,
I saw an interesting article in the Guardian. It seems that Gordon Brown has written a report outlining the trillion dollar costs of climate change.
“The report is said to be framed so that the Bush administration recognises it will not cost the earth to solve climate change, but will cost the earth literally and financially if it does not.”
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,1887096,00.html
What if Branson can’t find an effective solution? George Monbiot claims the only answer to aviation emissions is fewer flights. Sometimes there is no technofix, only using less. But it’s too soon to judge.
Yes I will post something on RSMG.