David Fleming (born on January 2, 1940) is an independent thinker on environmental issues, based in the United Kingdom. He was a significant figure in the development of the Ecology (Green) Party in that country^[1] and is a former Chairman of the Soil Association. January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... The Soil Association is the main umbrella group in the UK for organic farmers. ...

Biography

He read History at the University of Oxford from 1959 to 1963, and then worked in manufacturing (textiles), marketing (detergents), advertising and financial public relations, before taking an MBA at Cranfield University in 1968. HIStory: Past, Present and Future – Book I is a two-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995 by the Epic Records division of Sony BMG. The first disc (HIStory Begins) is a fifteen-track greatest hits (later released as Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I), while the second disc (HIStory... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a masters degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. ... Cranfield University is a UK University based on three campuses at Cranfield, Silsoe and Shrivenham. ...

He was the Ecology (Green) Party's economics spokesman and press secretary between 1977 and 1980 (the party office at that time being his flat in Hampstead).^[2] In 1979 he began studies in economics at Birkbeck College, University of London, completing an MSc in 1983 and a PhD on the economics of the market for positional goods in 1988. He was Honorary Treasurer and then Chairman of the Soil Association between 1984 and 1991.^[3] He has been a regular contributor to Country Life magazine, and been published in Prospect and other journals, as well as in academic literature. He was editor of The Countryside in 2097, published in 1997, and gave the third annual Feasta lecture in 2001. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... A press secretary is a senior advisor (usually to a politician) who provides advice on how to deal with the media and, using news management techniques, helps them to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage. ... Hampstead is an area in the London Borough of Camden. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics or oeconomics is the study of human choice behaviour. ... Birkbeck, University of London, sometimes referred to by its former name Birkbeck College or by the abbreviation BBK, is a College of the University of London. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses of chair, see chair (disambiguation). ... The Soil Association is the main umbrella group in the UK for organic farmers. ... Country Life is a British weekly magazine. ... Prospect is a left-wing monthly British essay and comment magazine covering a wide range of topics, but specialising in politics and current affairs. ...

From 1977 to 1995 he worked as an independent consultant in environmental policy and business strategy for the financial services industry. In this time he edited a manual on the formation and management of investment funds in the Former Soviet Union, which was published in 1995.^[4]

Since 1995 he has been writing and lecturing on the environmental and social issues which he expects to have a major impact on the global market economy in the 21st century, including oil depletion and climate change. The 21st century is the present century of the Gregorian calendar. ... Main article: Hubbert peak theory Oil depletion is the inescapable result of extracting and consuming oil faster than it can be replaced. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400,000 years Climate change refers to the variation in the Earths global climate or in regional climates over time. ...

Views and Ideas

He founded the Lean Economy Connection to work on the application of Lean Thinking to economic theory and society in general.^[5] He is the originator of, and a strong advocate for, the concept of Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) (formerly known as Domestic Tradable Quotas (DTQs) ). This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Economics is the social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. ...

References

1. ^ 'Green Party Archives'
2. ^ 'Bio: David Fleming'
3. ^ 'Profile: David Fleming'
4. ^ 'Lecturer Profile: David Fleming'
5. ^ 'Lean Economy Connection homepage'

External links

• Prospect articles by David Fleming