Can big science be sustained?
We can’t know for sure, of course, whether the climate cataclysm will destroy scientific knowledge. But what we can see is that we are on a so-far unwavering path to climate catastrophe…
Society
Practising place-fullness
What is place? Recently, it has sparked for me a reflection on something I’ve been calling “place-fullness”.
Parents for a future!: Excerpt
What is the nub of my case for how we can tackle this? We need to become parents of the future. How do we do that? By taking the metaphor literally.
Interrogating the Anthropocene: Truth and Fallacy
The Anthropocene concept advances the stunning proposition that human activity has catapulted Earth out of the relatively benign Holocene into a hostile new geological epoch.
Mexico’s 4T Government in a Global Context
In this perspective, what must be assessed is how much the 4T government is making its mark by advancing the forces of global emancipation, the forces of those carrying out a great war for the survival of the human species and the rest of the living world.
Can We Exit This Road to Ruin?
Catabolic capitalism is an energy depleted, self-cannibalizing economy whose insatiable hunger for profit can only be fed by breaking down the society that sustains it.
Why avoiding climate change ‘maladaptation’ is vital
In our new study – published in the journal World Development – we come to the unsettling conclusion that many adaptation projects can make people more, rather than less, vulnerable to climate change. This is known as “maladaptation”.
Degrowing for peace? Tackling structural violence and climate resilience
Examples of degrowth provide a starting point for considering concrete steps toward tackling structural violence, fostering climate resilience, and advancing peace.
Why 2021 is humanity’s make-or-break moment on climate breakdown
Last year will be remembered for many things, and let’s be honest: most of them will be bad. But amidst the hardship and suffering, there is a positive story to be told.
Envision or perish — why we must start imagining the world we want to live in
But without a bold vision that’s inclusive and down-to-earth enough to make intuitive sense to the great majority of Americans, not even the best of strategies will be enough to carry the day.
Resilience lacks radicality. Let’s cultivate our imagination seriously
In the Transition movement, we saw resilience as a way of “bouncing forward”. We wanted to use the anticipation of these shocks to design different and better systems.
“Doughnut Economic” model arrives in California
As the world continues to crumble around us, communities and cities have been turning to an economic model known as “Doughnut Economics.”
