Daniel Christian Wahl

Daniel Christian Wahl originally trained as a biologist and holds degrees in Biology (BSc. Hons., Univ. of Edinburgh), Holistic Science (MSc.,Schumacher College) and Natural Design (PhD., Univ. of Dundee).

Articles

Beyond Carrying Capacity: Developing a Wellbeing Economy

23/11/2121

William E. Rees, in his essay ”A blot on the land“ (Nature 421, 898; 2003), uses the ecological-footprint concept to argue that the “carrying capacity” of the Earth has been exceeded because of technological and economic growth, and to counter s…

IPCC Climate Report: Capitalism is Unsustainable

10/11/2121

With COP26 still underway in Glasgow, Scotland, a leaked report from the IPCC (The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) states that the only way to avoid climate collapse is to end capitalism’s perpetual economic growth model. …

COP26 — Real Change or Just Another Blah Blah Summit for the Rich and the Powerful?

02/11/2121

At the COP26 summit in Glasgow, more than 100 world leaders representing over 85% of the planet's forests have committed to ending deforestation and land degradation by 2030, a British government statement says. Among the nations taking part are C…

The Invisible Hand: Capitalism’s Biggest and Most Destructive Myth

19/10/2121

Adam Smith’s most famous and most quoted idea is that of the invisible hand--the notion that if you work for your own selfish goals, the result would still be the same as if you worked to serve society as a whole. In economic terms this means that…

The Future of the Electric Car: A Systems Change Perspective

15/09/2121

Albert Einstein supposedly said that “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” This statement, made a long time before global warming, is acutely relevant today, not only in solving chronic health problems bu…

Nine Ways to Create a Local, Regenerative Economy

30/07/2121

Summary of Workshop by Roar Bjonnes The slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” has been around for some years now. Only a few decades ago, vibrant local economies were indeed more prevalent: people grew food in their own backyards, local agriculture…

Economic Degrowth: The Solution to Climate Breakdown

21/07/2121

We hear a lot about the damaging effect global warming has, and will increasingly have, on the global economy. We are at a crucial environmental tipping point. Many scientists point out that now is the time to act—tomorrow will be too late. But very …

E.F. Schumacher and the Limitations of Green Capitalism

23/06/2121

The German-British economist, E. F. Schumacher, was the first modern economist to highlight the need for a green economy. What Adam Smith did for classical economics and Marx did for socialism, Schumacher has done for green capitalism. In his path br…

Restoring Broken Boundaries: Scientist Johan Rockstrom’s Message for Dark Times

22/06/2121

Scientist Johan Rockstrom has become a rock star climate activist. He can be seen all over the internet these days, in TED talks and among world leaders, sharing disturbing predictions backed up by hard scientific data. In the recent Netflix film Bre…

Corporate Giants to Soak Up Global Water Supply?

21/04/2121

The French corporate giant Veolia plans to dominate the global water market in a $15 billion merger with its main competitor, Suez. Critics warn that this will create a dangerous global monopoly and further erode public control of precious water reso…

Seaspiracy: New Documentary About the Fishy Side of the Sea Food Industry

02/04/2121

If you ever thought that eating more sea fish is much more sustainable than, let’s say, eating beef, then you ought to think again. If you ever want to know why, then watch Seaspiracy, a shockingly effective expose of the dark secrets of the fishing …

Karl Polanyi: The Economic Prophet Who Predicted Why the Market Would Fail Us

10/03/2121

Karl Polanyi, the Hungarian economist, was an intellectual giant of his time and prophetic in his vision of the failure of market economics. Long before it was fashionable to be an environmentalist or critical of the capitalist growth economy, he pre…

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