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Sustainable Economic Development

By John Dunker Business Development & Investments, LLC dunker@attglobal.net Pikes Peak Economics Club The Vanguard School Colorado Springs, CO June 7, 2011. Sustainable Economic Development. Sustainability Green is real … and can really be green.

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Sustainable Economic Development

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  1. By John Dunker Business Development & Investments, LLC dunker@attglobal.net Pikes Peak Economics Club The Vanguard School Colorado Springs, CO June 7, 2011 Sustainable Economic Development

  2. SustainabilityGreen is real … and can really be green. Definition: Brundtland Commission (March 20, 1987). “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

  3. Definition:John Dunker “Forever” “Productivity” Economics drives sustainability!

  4. Green is Real:Perception or Reality? Perception Reality Earth’s assets are finite … other than renewables Consumption of the Earth’s assets is by people

  5. Sustainability is not new

  6. Triple Bottom Line Traditional: Venn diagram

  7. Triple Bottom Line My approach: Power triangle Society Environment Economics!

  8. Hierarchy of Human Needs Air Water Food Shelter/Clothing Procreation Energy (pertains to all the above)

  9. ENERGY Fossil Fuels: Oil Coal Gas Renewable Fuels: Wind Solar Wood/Peat. Biofuels Methane Hydro Nuclear Geothermal

  10. Conflicts to Sustainability Food vs. energy Biodiesel Ethanol Energy vs. ‘snail darter’ Windmills Drilling Agriculture Corporate farms vs. family farms Food vs. Rain Forests Food vs. animal production for food Dairy

  11. The Information Unit on Climate Change takes methane pollution caused by cattle seriously. Scientists now believe that methane gas is responsible for 15% of “man induced climate change”. Livestock contributes 15-20% of the methane. The Information Unit also states that livestock farming results in more methane pollution than “fossil fuel production, biomass buring, landfills, and domestic sewage.” Natural vs. rBST: 2008 study by Dr. Dale Bauman. 157,000 fewer cows. 491,000 m/t corn. 158,000 m/t soybeans. 2.3 m/t feedstuffs. 541,000 acres of production.

  12. Agricultural Consumer ChoicesJohn Barnett of Stockholm Environment Institute of York, UK Dog – 2 acres (Jeep for 6200 miles). Cat – 0.75 acres (Volkswagen Golf for 1 year). Hamster – 0.5 plasma TV. Consumer Perception vs. Economics (Nov. 2009 study by AP & NBC): Cans – 70% agree to recycle; of 133b cans only 50% recycled. Water bottles – 58.8b/year; 168/person; 23% recycled.

  13. Sustainability in Business Driven by Economics (mostly food and agriculture) Dairy Farms: Productivity = Economics 1944=25,000,000 cows vs. 2011=9,00,000 cows. Milk per cow 4500 lbs. or 525 gals vs. 20,000 lbs or 2325 gals. Serving 138 million people vs. 350 million people. 2.5 X more people with 65% fewer cows. Dairy Plants: 1980 vs. 2010 20% less energy and twice the throughput. GSA – 4 dairy companies; Capper-Volsted Act 1923.

  14. (Dairy Plants - continued …) SWC Transport fuel savings $26,280,000. Dryers – heat recovery system. Methane – from waste treatment. Water for irrigation … Cooperation with city of Clovis, NM. Other Companies Schwann’s Express Foods Inc. Miller-Coors JV GM

  15. SummaryEconomics Drives Sustainability Economics … is … Productivity (more output from less input)! Reduce factors of production Raw materials. Capital. Labor. Water. Energy. Land. Waste. Green is real … and can really be Green!

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