E.F. Schumacher and the Limitations of Green Capitalism
Roar Bjonnes
E F Schumacher’s groundbreaking work may have spurned the sustainability movement. But green capitalism is still taking us closer to planetary breakdown.
Category: Economy
Restoring Broken Boundaries: Scientist Johan Rockstrom’s Message for Dark Times
Roar Bjonnes
Johan Rockstrom’s work is making a splash in the climate narrative. But is changing our habits enough to divert the course we are on? Or are there more powerful culprits to blame?
The Radical Power of Your Sourdough Starter
Sandor Katz
What does fermentation have to do with systems change? More than you’d think, according to author and fermentation enthusiast, Sandor Katz.
Don’t Be Fooled: The European Green Deal Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Laura Basu
‘Green growth’, colonialism and fossil fuel funding are just a few of the cracks showing in the facade of the European Green New Deal and there are more.
Post-Growth Challenge Results
Systems Change Alliance
The results of the Post-Growth Challenge are finally here! Back in January, together with Steady State Manchester and The Manchester Meteor, we challenged you to
Corporate Giants to Soak Up Global Water Supply?
Roar Bjonnes
The increasing privitazation of natural resources threatens to diminish the commons. The corporate merger of Veolia and Suez is currently endangering public control of precious water resources.
Could a Green New Deal Save Civilization?
Richard Heinberg
To fully and systematically address the climate/energy crisis, the plan will have to be far broader in scope than what is currently being proposed. And while we need to mobilize society as a whole with a World War II-level of effort, the reality is that there’s never been a challenge like this before.
A Project for the COP26 – and Beyond
Dr Justin Stevens
In early 2020, Arkbound Foundation began putting together a landmark publication on climate change for the COP26 Summit in Glasgow. The summit was postponed to
Seaspiracy: New Documentary About the Fishy Side of the Sea Food Industry
Roar Bjonnes
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 industry by Ali and Lucy Tabrizi.
Karl Polanyi: The Economic Prophet Who Predicted Why the Market Would Fail Us
Roar Bjonnes
Long before it was fashionable to be an environmentalist or critical of the capitalist growth economy, Karl Polyani predicted the market economy’s inherent contradictions and ultimate failure.
