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Global scenarios from a growth-critical perspective.

A collaborative call for climate action.

National doughnuts aim to reflect the extent to which a country is meeting its people’s essential needs while at the same time ensuring that its use of Earth’s resources remains within its share of the planet’s biophysical boundaries…

Unfortunately, in global health we do not say it as much as we should—that climate change is the biggest threat to PHC, to our universal health coverage goal, and to the sustainability of health systems worldwide…

Watchdog says new projects must be low carbon or existing plants must be cleaned up

Do we not see that happiness is not derived from economic growth but instead comes from a balanced society with good health, clean fresh air and adequate recreational space to enjoy life.

If the globe was a person, we would rush them to the emergency room…

A fundamental shift away from the extractive brand of capitalism that has put the nine planetary boundaries on which humanity and life on earth as we know it depend in grave jeopardy.

Change the system, not the climate.

Although the WWF report comes close to finding the words by identifying culture, economics, and unsustainable production models as the key problems, it fails to name capitalism as the crucial (and often causal) link between these things…

Donnie Maclurcan wants to change the way we think about money — he’s doing that by giving it away

Suburban affluence is the defining image of the good life under capitalism, commonly held up as a model to which all humanity should aspire. But redefining our goals of urbanization is an imperative.

There is a movement of women who want more than just to work alongside men within a capitalism that continues to subordinate and exploit them both.

The most up-to-date energy codes can reduce a building’s energy consumption up to 70 percent compared with a similar base-case building.

The circular economy is transformational, not just transactional; disruptive, not incremental.

“To me, what's most inspiring about what we do is that we're just connecting with our community in a much deeper way"…”

Despite increasing economic growth, happiness is falling across many nations…

GDP per capita is a narrow, inadequate metric for capturing the true, full value of health investments…

Carpeted in forest, Bhutan absorbs more CO2 than it emits…

Our leaders privilege GDP over the environment because the economy must expand year after year – or else the world tips into crisis