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Want the latest from the Rio+20 conferece? Our campaigners in Rio will be writing regular updates from the talks and the people's summit, while our team in London will update you on the latest policy developments. Subscribe to the blog's RSS feed.

Scottish Parliament debates Rio+20

31 May 2012

In yesterday’s Scottish Parliament debate on Rio+20, WDM’s call for a ‘real green economy not a Trojan horse for bankers’ was reiterated by Green MSP Alison Johnstone.  Here, in her blog, she includes some extracts from her speech in the chamber.

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Green economy blog

Regular updates from our campaigners on issues around the green economy, financialisation and the Rio+20 conference.

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The great nature sale

Discussions about the green economy are being captured by rich country governments and corporate interests. Their proposals include allowing speculators to bet on the price of water, selling off land that indigenous people and small-scale farmers have used for generations and creating new financial instruments linked to the survival of endangered species.

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Our briefing, Rio+20 summit: Whose green economy?, explains what is being proposed at Rio, the corporate plan for the future of our planet, and the sustainable alternatives being proposed by social movements and civil society in the global south.

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