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Economic growth, population growth and climate change 26 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
This newly-updated paper by David Knight presents abundant evidence that economic growth, rather than population growth, is the main determinant of increased fossil fuel emissions. Planned carbon and ...
Governance for sustainable development: moving from theory to practice 16 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
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Information, preferences, knowledge and belief 11 Aug 2013 | 12:43 am
It is often not appreciated that human attention is a scarce good. The everyday life of many people precludes their getting much information about ecological systems and nature, or forming deep “prefe...
Designer Currencies and Behaviour Change 26 Jul 2013 | 02:03 pm
This article by Graham Barnes explores the relationship between the values that are implicitly embedded in a currency and the type of explicit behaviour that that currency could promote.
Catastrophic Shocks in Complex Socio-Economic Systems—a pandemic perspective 20 Jul 2013 | 01:31 am
This paper by David Korowicz provides an overview of the effect of a major pandemic on the operation of complex socio-economic systems using some simple models. It discusses the links between initial ...
“The democratic crisis of capitalism: Reflections on political and economic modernity in Europe” by Peter Wagner: Review 12 Jul 2013 | 01:14 pm
What is the relationship between democracy and capitalism? Willi Kiefel summarizes Peter Wagner's views on the subject.
Feasta Response to European Commission Consultation on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies. 6 Jul 2013 | 01:41 am
In this submission we emphasise the need for clear targets, not only for greenhouse gas emissions but also for carbon sequestration and storage. These can be achieved via mechanisms such as Cap and Sh...
“Fresh approaches to tackling climate change” FEASTA climate group workshop 6 Jul 2013 | 01:09 am
Governments aren't tackling the climate crisis - so what can be done? That is the question that Feasta climate group members sought to answer in two cutting edge workshops in Winchester at the end of ...
Radical Local Food Systems – a Cloughjordan EcoLearn Experience Day 2 Jul 2013 | 04:12 pm
Radical Local Food Systems is a one-day exploration, led by Bruce Darrell, a long standing member of Feasta. It will take place on July 20th from 11am-5pm, as part of the Cloughjordan Ecovillage EcoLe...
Comment on Chapter 2: The Climate and the Commons by Justin Kenrick by MANJARI CHATTERJI 28 Jun 2013 | 08:11 pm
I came across your reference in Occupy Education by Tina Evans. I also read the Transition Towns e-letter. The move to protect resources by strengthening the indigenous communities is a powerful argum...
