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nef is an independent 'think and do' tank. We believe in economics as if people and the planet mattered.

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Daily updates on The nef triple crunch blog

The winds of change are in the air. Today, the Guardian has revealed that Peter Mandelson has urged the Prime Minister to save the Post Office Network by ‘allowing it to provide financial products and government services', echoing nef's call for government to create a secure, accessible local banking system for people by growing the role of post offices.Read the latest on the nef blog.

Meanwhile, support for A Green New Deal grows.
A Green New Deal was published by nef on behalf of the Green New Deal Group. It is a response to the credit crunch and wider energy, climate and food crises, and to the lack of comprehensive, joined-up action from politicians.

 

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nef news

Government must invest in new wealth of time as recession begins to bite, says nef 12/11/08
With the impact of the financial crisis yet to play out in full, government should invest now in timebanking to enable us to exchange the skills, knowledge and resources that we all have, says nef.
20 first steps to rise from ashes of crash: nef responds to Brown’s call for new ideas 05/11/08
In the midst of the financial crisis, nef responds to Gordon Brown’s call for “fresh and innovative intervention that gets to the heart of the problem” by publishing a set of 20 proposals which would breathe life into a phoenix-like new economy.
Aviation industry's fossil-fuelled fantasies threaten livelihoods of world's poor 27/09/08
Today, as UN World Tourism Day focuses on climate change, new research says economic case for airport expansion is unfounded, and international tourism is more of a risk than a benefit for developing nations.
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Publications
From the ashes of the crash: 20 first steps from new economics to rebuild a better economy
Triple Crunch: Joined-up solutions to financial chaos, oil decline and climate change to transform the economy
Paradigm reclaimed
A Green New Deal: Joined-up policies to solve the triple crunch of the credit crisis, climate change and high oil prices
Co-production: A manifesto for growing the core economy
Hooked on oil: breaking the habit with a windfall tax
Fool's Gold: How the 2012 Olympics is selling East London short, and a 10 point plan for a positive local legacy
Chinadependence
The Happy Planet Index
Growth isn’t working

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www.onehundredmonths.org
www.greennewdealgroup.org
www.climatespace.org

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