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(via Ecopreneur: Industry Trends & New Green Business Start-up Ideas)  There is a great opportunity for new green business start-up ideas. The sustainable items market is expected to grow from $8.7 billion in 2019 to $28.9 billion by 2024 – so demand is only heating up! Here are a few startup ideas to inspire you to become an ecopreneur.

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Can Patagonia's 'responsible economy' campaign catch a wave?

Can the iconoclastic company that advertised "Don't buy this jacket" convince consumers and other companies to change the economy for good?

If we talk about climate change these days, we talk about reducing greenhouse gas emission through new technology such as CCS, carbon pricing mechanisms and of course renewable energies. But what is the actual reason for more and more emissions and can we innovate in all sectors as fast as we increase emissions to reduce emissions in a substantial way?

Closed loop systems and entire industries that interact with their environment (nature and society!)  are supposed to be a way out of our current environmental crisis. This article goes a step beyond and argues that it is not the solution because of our ever growing economy.

Join the conversation and start thinking about what comes next. Even if we decouple growth from emissions through the implementation of cradle to cradle systems and new technology environmental degradation is still increasing. What are your ideas for the step beyond? 

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Pedal Power -- Human Scale Energy For Everyday Tasks

With an efficiency of 97%, bicycle technology is nearly perfect. So why do we use it only for transportation?

A really cool project set up by two guys out of New York State. Imagine having one of these set up in your lounge room. You could literally be powering your TV as you watch it, and at the same time be getting your daily exercise! As the guys mention, Pedal Power is not something which is going to rival big power producers. But as a fun way to become more connected with your footprint, as an energy source during disasters or in parts of the world where access to power is limited or intermittent, Pedal Power really has something to offer. 

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Welcome to A Ride Without Waste

The world is awash with human waste. Plastic is filling up our oceans. Bottles litter our beaches and clog our drains.  The effect is ecological devastation on a global scale.  I'm sick of waste. We can do things better. This month, I am embarking on an 11-day cycle mission up the East Coast of Tasmania. I will ride the whole way and aim to avoid producing non-biodegradable waste at all costs. I'll eat tasmanian fruit and return their valuable nutrients in their skins back to the soil. I'll buy fresh bread from local producers. I'll buy local beer in pint glasses.  What will I do with my empty sardine tins? I want to try a ride without waste.

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Imagine 2033 - Is Direct Digital Democracy the key to creating a more just, sustainable world?

http://www.sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/content/pages/first-prize-winner-imagine-2033-competition As a part the Festival of Ideas, recently held at the University of Melbourne, we submitted and presented our entry for the 'Imagine 2033' competition titled 'Ecollaboration', see the link above.

After a full day brainstorming session we came up with our pitch, the future will include a lot more direct citizen involvement in decision making, aided by mobile devices. That's how we reach carbon neutrality and have a more just world. Simple. Believable. Well that's not all of course, we explored the ideas of more collaborative and flexible work environments, eco-centric business models (perfect for ecopreneurs) and a shift in societal values, better understanding the importance of community. But can Direct Digital Democracy really help deliver all this?

Sure, regular referendums on key policies have the advantage of being able to safeguard strategies from changes in government, but what if the public gets it wrong? Take for example the Carbon "Tax" which was to transition into an emissions trading scheme halfway through 2014. This market-based mechanism is widely regarded to be the most effective way to reduce emissions, however if the polls are to be believed, the public is predominantly against it in Australia. Many ecopreneurial businesses have been made profitable because of carbon pricing around the world, from the renewable energy sector to carbon offset companies. This is opposed to the current government's 'Direct Action Plan', which will supposedly pay big business directly for reducing emissions rather than encouraging a new wave of environmentally focused business to be established.

Irrespective of political views and opinions on climate change, directly involving the public in making big decisions on complicated matters is by no means fool proof. Having said that, neither is the current system which got us to where we are today.