"Longer lasting products", is a book edited by FCRN mailing list member, Tim Cooper. The present economic system requires us to consume and throw away more and more goods. Yet often it's our desire, and the best interests of the environment, for these goods to last.

Extracts from a paper (Timilsina G R. Beghin J C van der Mensbrugghe D and Mevel S (2010) 'The impacts of biofuel targets on land-use change and food supply : a global CGE assessment' Policy Research Working Paper, World Bank, Washington DC.) state: "This study analyzes the long-term impacts of large-scale expansion of biofuels on land-use change, food supply and prices, and the overall economy in various countries or regions using a global computable general equilibrium model, augmented by a land-use module and detailed representation of biofuel sectors.

The Tourism 2023 project is run by Forum for the Future, which has recently published a report called Four scenarios, a vision and a strategy for UK outbound travel and tourism.

The report's co-authors, Professor Ken Peattie of Cardiff's BRASS centre, and Ben Shaw from the Policy Studies Institute argue that while recycling rates have risen, and the UK is on schedule to meet EU targets, the key to dealing with our escalating waste problem lies in changing our buying habits and our attitudes to consumption. This Economic and Social Resarch (ESRC) funded report was published in June 2007 entitled Consumption: reducing, reusing and recycling.

The Government has published its new waste strategy. Key points are as follows: More incentives for individuals and businesses to recycle/compost waste, leading to at least 40 per cent of household waste recycled or composted by 2010, rising to 50 per cent by 2020. Businesses to take more responsibility through packaging minimisation and higher targets for recycling packaging.