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-- a _kt75 | post supporting information  💾 _download: server 1 | server 2 Inside Sustainability: Facts, Figures, Bullshit - Part I: Unemployment [_kt75 | reflections 01.1/2013] The first quarter of 2013 sees a further worsening of the job markets world wide. Accordingly, the official unemployment rate for Europe (Jan 2013) is reported with 11.7% (growing), for the USA 7.6% (indifferent), Australia 5.6% (growing), Asia 4.4% (growing). Whereas the booming countries in Asia still report low unemployment rates, Europe as well as the USA struggle with constantly high or growing job cuts. In particular the European crisis-hit countries Portugal (17.6% ↑ ), Spain (26.2% ↑ ), Italy (11.7% ↑ ), Greece (27.0% ↑ ), etc. report climbing (official) unemployment rates [ 1 ]-[ 4 ]. As analysed elsewhere, the official unemployment rates rarely reflect the real conditions [ 5 ]. Applying the conservative correction factor c f (includes also socially critical/precarious job arra...

-- a _kt75 | note 💾 _d ownload Paper : server 1 | server 2 😐 download troubles? get your free copy Along with the first issue of the Notes in 2013 a number of major development steps have been finalised. First of all and as a consequential step to consistently and consequentially integrate the individual project elements into the _kt75 | project, the Notes – originally the Quarterly Notes on Sustainable Water Management - have been renamed to _kt75 | notes (on genuine sustainable development). Despite a different name, the key intention to provide recent and comprehensive sustainability information in a compact way remains the same. Accordingly, the present issue addresses topics like: Water and Power Supply Networks Oil Pipeline Projects (Keystone XL) Nuclear Power (Decommissioning in context of the ‘energy turnaround’) etc. More details about the _kt75 | notes are provided in the News section of this issue. Secondly, the technical update o...

-- a _kt75 | reflection  _d ownload Paper : server 1 | server 2  _d ownload Supporting Information : server 1 | server 2    download troubles? get your free copy Keywords Genuine sustainable development, energy turnaround, decommission costs, diversification, alternative energy, smooth transition. Summary Facts and figures - that are vehicles typically used to promote, convey and enforce interests in a more or less reliable way. The recent series of _kt75 | reflections provides facts and figures on the facts and figures with a particular focus on ‘sustainable development’. Essentially, it aims to put facts and figures in a realistic and reliable context to each other and tries to interpret the rationale behind the facts and figures and the way they are supplied. For demonstration purposes selected important facts and figures of four individual cases are surveyed: turnover/sales figures, unemployment [1] , life cycle assessment and alternative energy...

-- a _kt75 | reflection  _download Paper: server 1 | server 2 Keywords Gen uine s ustainable development, sustainable employment, unemployment, unemployment rates, precarious job conditions. Summary Facts and figures - that are vehicles typically used to promote, convey and enforce interests in a more or less reliable way. This series of _kt75 | reflections provides facts and figures on the facts and figures with a particular focus on ‘sustainable development’. Essentially, it aims to put facts and figures in a realistic and reliable context to each other and tries to interpret the rationale behind the facts and figures and the way they are supplied. For demonstration purposes selected important facts and figures of four individual cases are surveyed: _Part I - Unemployment : discussing exemplary the situation in Switzerland and Germany.   _Part II – Alternative Energy : analysing the technical, environmental, economic and geo-political aspects of the so-called...

► -- a live d ebate hosted by _kt75 | for um Do you think sustainable development requires waiving of things you are used to have? Is it true that sustainable development necessitates (often quoted) severe measures to reduce environmental impacts? What would you (if so) abstain from to contribute to comprehensive sustainable development. Feel invited to participate in this new live debate, share your opinion, get your insight and join the debate via: ► http://lnkd.in/8_YJEZ hosted by http://kt75-mirror.blogspot.com --- Prominent _kt75 publications :  ► _kt75 | reflection - 03/2012: Need for Speed? An independent Controversy on Sustainable Mobility. (click here to get it) ► What prevents sustainable development (best)?... (click here to participate) - 50% believe that the human himself blocks sustainable development. What do you think ? ► Quarterly Notes on Sustainable Water Management - Q04/2012 (click here to get it)