Almost half of current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water stress. But as world population continues to grow, can that last? A study led by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now suggests a comprehensive solution ... More ...
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Capital and Ideology
The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system. Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about ... More ...
World Energy Issues Monitor 2020
The annual World Energy Issues Monitor provides unique insight into what energy policymakers, CEOs and leading experts identify as Critical Uncertainties and Action Priorities. New this year, the Issues Monitor also provides readers with the views of the individual customer, detailing their perceptions of their role in ... More ...
The carbon footprint of our food
People across the world are becoming increasingly concerned about climate change: 8-in-10 people see climate change as a major threat to their country. Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.There is rightly a growing awareness that our diet and food choices have a ... More ...
STEPS Summer School in UK & Online Course on Pathways to Sustainability
The Steps Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability is a two-week immersive course on theories and practical approaches to sustainability, through creative, interactive and participatory learning. Participants will explore the theme of pathways to sustainability through a mixture of workshops, lectures, outdoor ... More ...
From growth to wellbeing and resilience
As a devastating European Environment Agency report takes the EU to task for its dismal failure to protect the ecosystem, it is high time for Europe to abandon its fixation on endless economic growth, experts at a post-growth event in Helsinki urged. Author: Katy Wiese The message is clear. Europe’s environment is ... More ...
Recommended reading: Managing without Growth
Ten years after the publication of the first edition of this influential book, the evidence is even stronger that human economies are overwhelming the regenerative capacity of the planet. This book explains why long-term economic growth is infeasible, and why, especially in advanced economies, it is also undesirable. ... More ...
Green.Building.Solutions Summer University – Review 2019 and Outlook 2020
The 9th Green.Building.Solutions. (GBS) Summer University was held from 21 July to 10 August with the highest number of participants (51) since its start in 2011. 2019, the students and young professionals from the fields of architecture / engineering came from Portugal, France, Argentina, Brazil, Chad, Czech Republic, ... More ...
Jeremy Williams: The difference our eating choices can make
In the transition to a sustainable future, a lot of the attention goes to energy, and then to transport. Food isn’t quite so high profile, but to secure a stable climate for ourselves and future generations, the sustainable food transition is just as important as an energy transition. Meat consumption in particular is ... More ...
The 7th International Degrowth and 16th ISEE Joint Conference
We are delighted to announce that the first ever joint conference between the International Degrowth Research Network and the International Society for Ecological Economics will take place 1-5 September 2020 in Manchester, UK. This conference will bring together academics from the Degrowth and Ecological Economics ... More ...
Transformative Cities Award 2019
"Transformative Cities" is an opportunity for progressive local governments, municipalist coalitions, social movements and civil society organizations to popularize and share their experiences of building solutions to our planet’s systemic economic, social, political and ecological crises. The initiative draws on ... More ...
The Winners of the 8th Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist
Back in January, Rethinking Economics and Doughnut Economics got together and launched a competition based on the ‘seven ways to think like a 21st century economist’ set out in Kate Raworth’s book Doughnut Economics. There were over 250 entries across three categories – schools, universities, and everyone else – ... More ...
