It’s the end of the world…but I don’t care
Ignoring the state of the planet is like ignoring the state of our house...except that when the walls fall down we won't have anywhere else to move to.
environmental-psychology
Politics and Sustainability: the politics of existence
Associating sustainability with a political viewpoint is an eternally frustrating issue that threatens our chances of achieving a sustainable future, why is it so common?
When all around is broken – maintaining optimism for sustainability
Sustainability practitioners need ways to maintain optimism, celebrate small successes but also keep an eye on the scale of change required.
Towards 9 Billion books – out now!
Our free Towards 9 Billion books series. Big hopeful, playful ideas for a sustainable, equitable future.
Sliding into simplicity – hiding from a complex world
Science & sustainability tell us life is complicated. Does the populist desire for simplistic answers pose a threat to our chances for a sustainable future?
Truth and reason – Natural philosophy for sustainability
Natural philosophy for sustainability - science must recombine with its philosophical component to deliver the future we want.
Against a dark background – the limits of certainty
A sustainable future depends upon our ability to perceive the limits of certainty, and to embrace the uncertainty that has always been there.
Geoengineering – are you feeling lucky?
Geoengineering is discussed as a viable option to tackle climate change. Is it wise to rely upon hope and chance for our planetary future?
Traffic Jams – the manifest will of the people?
The mass effect of individual actions can produce an outcome at odds with the original intent of those decisions. Is this the manifest will of the people?
Out with the old?
Out with the old? The “new” seldom really is new, built as it so often is upon the ramshackle foundations of the old – not upon fresh footings of its own.