Long Read: Economics has been dominated by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of success. But ecological economics measures welfare and sustainability instead.
Economist Ann Pettifor predicted the 2008 economic crash. And predicted a 'shuddering shock' just ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Find out what she sees coming next...
Natural resources have been plundered from the global South for centuries - and yet those countries are now in debt. We need cancellations - and also reparations.
'The approach of a single motor boat induces stress in proboscis monkeys when approaching them at 60 metres from the other side of the river, regardless of the speed of approach.'
Lead-glazed pottery in Mexico is the main source of lead poisoning - and a million children aged one to four have elevated blood lead levels as a result.
'We brought sacred water from the highest parts of the Andes to the Americas section of the British Museum, which is full of stolen objects and symbols of colonial power.'
'The approach of a single motor boat induces stress in proboscis monkeys when approaching them at 60 metres from the other side of the river, regardless of the speed of approach.'
Climate vulnerable countries were bitterly disappointed with the watering down of language on coal and lack of finance to cover permenent losses from climate change they are already suffering.
If the coronavirus pandemic provides an indication of our collective ability to cope with shocks, the future of the climate crisis does not look pretty.
Satish Kumar received the P.E.A. environment award for most ecological family this week. Here he argues that cities should not be an impediment to sustainable living.
Wisdom only begins when we let in the grief and rage of understanding climate breakdown. Can we find radical hope in the face of social collapse around the world?
