State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy The WorldWatch Institute Celebrating its 25th year of publication, State of the World 2008 suggests that something huge and even revolutionary is struggling to be born as policymakers, business leaders, and ordinary people around the globe create the architecture of sustainable economies. Featuring chapters on renewable energy, innovations in clean production, commons resources, trade policy, finance for sustainability, new economic yardsticks, and many other topics, State of the World 2008 is the first global-level publication to showcase a wide range of diverse innovations and to demonstrate their near-term potential to put whole societies on a sustainable paths. Common to these innovations is a rethinking of key economic assumptions and business practices to create economies that meet peoples' needs while protecting the planet.