Croissance Verte

Source: The economist (print edition), 27 janvier 2007

"Belatedly, and for many reasons, America is embracing environmentalism. (...)
Most have to do not with sudden sentimentality in the face of Nature, but with national security (...)
But the strongest force propelling environmentalism among Republicans is self-preservation. (...)
At the same time, a growing number of evangelical Christians are beginning to see global warming as a moral issue. (...)

The business view
Even big business, which stands to lose most from stricter environmental regulation, is beginning to accept that change is in the air. Exxon Mobil, led until recently by a fierce sceptic of global warming, now concedes that there is a problem, and that its products are contributing to it. (...)

But the firms' bosses claim to see emissions caps as an opportunity, not a threat. GE, a member of the group, wants its executives to use their “ecomagination”. (...) "

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Remarque: Il est interressant de noter que les actions pour l´environnement ne sont clairement pas toutes motivees par le souci de preservation, de qualite de vie ou meme de sensibilite ecologique. Securite militaire, Valeurs morales, nouveau business... C´est probablement leur incroyable sens pratique qui fera rentrer les americains dans l ere de la croissance verte. Aujourd hui montres du doigt, je ne serai pas surpris qu ils rattrappent vite leur retard. Une "concurrence" saine entre l´Europe et les USA peut naitre sur la question "qui sera le plus vert ?". On ne va pas s en plaindre.