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Hotter than July?
Joining the dots on system failure and climate justice in the era of global boiling. July 2023 has been the hottest month on planet Earth in recorded history. It included the hottest day ever (6 July) and before it even … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Guterres, climate action, climate emergency, climate justice, climate transition, crisis, decarbonising, Ed Hawkins, fossil fuels, heatwave, Just Stop Oil, just transition, net zero, poverty, social justice, Sustainability, United Nations
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Dilemmas of Growth
Our relationship with economic growth can sometimes feel contradictory: ‘can’t live with it, can’t live without it’ . This ‘dilemma’ of growth, as described in Tim Jackson’s ‘Prosperity without Growth’1, seems to be predicated on two assumptions which are in … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, degrowth, Democracy, doughnut economics, ecological economics, economy, Equality, growth, Jason Hickel, Julia Steinberger, Kate Raworth, Less is More, Living well within limits, planning, Prosperity without Growth, Sustainability, sustainable development, Tim Jackson
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Debating Growth.
Conway Hall recently hosted a public debate about the proposition “The pursuit of growth is a disaster for our country and our planet” sponsored by the ‘How To Academy‘. Supporting it were Ida Kubiszewski, Associate Professor at UCL’s Institute for … Continue reading
Code red for human survival
The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide us with a global agenda for human survival. From poverty to peace and justice they list the urgent challenges we face and set a broad direction of travel towards a fairer … Continue reading
Climate justice, heat justice and the politics of resilience
Lethal heat and climate justice. The increase in extreme heat events around the world shows that the impact of climate change is increasingly lethal. Any climate justice strategy needs to include ‘heat justice’ and a politics of resilience. More than … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate emergency, climate justice, comfort, crisis, energy poverty, Equality, extreme temperature, heatwave, India, inequality, Kim Stanley Robinson, New Delhi, politics, poverty, resilience, The Ministry for the Future, United Kingdom
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