It’s Time to Pay our Debts to Nature
Roar Bjonnes
Keeping nature separate from the economy and the financial system has caused humanity to accumulate a large ecological debt. It is time for us to pay up.
Author: Roar Bjonnes
Roar Bjonnes
Roar Bjonnes is the co-founder of Systems Change Alliance, a long-time environmental activist and a writer on ecology and alternative economics, which he terms eco-economics.
The Natural Resource Crisis: Humanity’s Toughest Challenge
Roar Bjonnes
Economists have always taken nature for granted and kept it out of the accounting books. With humanity facing a resoucre crisis, is it even possible to put a price tag on nature and the services it provides?
Going Local: Self-sufficiency Through Decentralization
Roar Bjonnes
What are the conditions that need to be in place to establish a decentralized economy through regional self-sufficiency?
The Six Most Serious Environmental Threats Facing Our Planet
Roar Bjonnes
These pressing environmental problems could drive us further apart, but they also have the potential to bring us closer together to save the planet we call home.
Growth or Degrowth?
Roar Bjonnes
There is no single answer to the growth/degrowth debate, a balance between distinct strategies for different situations might be the key.
Beyond Climate Change: A New Vision of Resource Utilization
Roar Bjonnes
The urgency of climate change is being used by corporations and governments to push a new type of “green disaster capitalism,” which does very little for the climate and sets the framework to privatize the natural world. We need to denounce this course of action and develop alternative ways of doing business.
The Next Economy: Understanding the Problem, Envisioning Solutions IV
Roar Bjonnes
In part IV of the interview, George Caitlin and Roar Bjonnes examine the challenges and actions to take towards a new post-capitalist economy.
Why We Changed Our Name from Future Planet to Systems Change Alliance
Roar Bjonnes
Since Future Planet is such a great name and concept, you probably wonder: why change? After much reflection, deliberation, creative brainstorming and deep consideration, we decided upon a new name that we think better reflects what we stand for.
Why Green Capitalism Will Never Be Green Enough
Roar Bjonnes
An emerging economy is replacing capitalism in all its shapes and forms – and it is not called green capitalism.
Time for Rebellion: Let Disposable Plastic Become Extinct!
Roar Bjonnes
Plastic, plastic, everywhere! The future of plastic must be extinction, or the planet will soon be covered in polymers. So, why aren’t those nasty fossil fuel bags fading away fast enough? Or is there an alternative we haven’t thought of yet?
