Economics claims to be a science - yet it fails to engage with the world's only real economic actors - people, not theorems. It's time to rethink economics, write David Boyle and Andrew Simms, and ask the revolutionary question: 'What if ... ?'
… What if ... economics became a science? David Boyle Andrew Simms | 3rd February 2014 Comment Economics Green Economy yam-market-africa.png Economics claims to be a science - yet it …
Don’t be afraid of the recession, says Andrew Simms , it may just be the lucky break we need to get our heads around a more sane economy and a better quality of life
… Recession Wellbeing Happiness Alternative EconomicsEconomics Rationing Mental Health Environment … Consumerism Globalisation Politics And Economics Society Archive_208.jpg Don’t be …
The UK budget must be about pouring enough water on climate fires and irrigating resources to those in need - not about plucking geese and ‘maxed-out’ credit cards.
… March 2021 | Comment Ecological Interest Rate Economics Climate Breakdown Budget Editor’s … moments of near compulsory interest in economics. Because nobody really understands … Now we need to change the way we talk about economics and how its purpose is understood. …
Where trade is concerned, one size does not fit all. Andrew Simms argues the case for economic self-sufficiency through localisation
… Free Trade WTO World Trade Organisation Economics EF Schumacher Small Business Free Trade Politics And Economics Society Ecologist_archive_MAIN_9.jpg … our system has unquestioningly encouraged the economics of large and remote organisations. …
Uncontrolled growth of financial debt is currently laying waste to large parts of the global economy. An explosion of ecological debt looks set to do the same, but worse, to a biosphere friendly to human civilisation.
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The renowned primatologist and conservationist on the need for scientific empathy, the impact of economic development, and why children give her hope for the future
… is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) … An explosive mix of animals, people and economics means that land in Africa is …
Why not consider ploughing your green into green? Matilda Lee and Laura Sevier explore a radical response to the credit crunch
… Culture Change Money Cash Bank Radical Economics Politics And Economics pig.jpg Whether money, people or … Members simply exchange their time. The New Economics Foundation (NEF), an independent …
Confused when shopping? Wondering if, when you go into the nation’s favourite supermarket, you’re getting the maximum green bang for your buck? Andrew Simms’ latest book, Tescopoly, is a forensic investigation of all things Tesco – including the chain’s green and ethical credentials. Forget the hype, he says, Tesco’s most recent charm offensive, the Good Neighbour policy, launched in May 2006, isn’t good enough. Could Britain’s largest retailer do it better? Take a look at Tesco’s Plan A – then read Plan B
… Green Living Food And Farming Politics And Economics Society Tescopoloy_MAIN.jpg Confused … Andrew Simms is policy director of the New Economics Foundation This article first …
Climate campaigners should be given a medal for their outstanding bravery and public service, not prison sentences....
… over-hyped, and in Europe especially so. In economics, as in life, getting the right … service. Andrew Simms is a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, and the author of …
Controls on adverts for oil companies, SUV makers and airlines are already starting to happen - but what else should we stop advertising to raise our survival chances?
… Change Tobacco Advertising SUVs Airlines Economics Editor’s Picks boohoo.jpg Controls … Alliance , an author on new and green economics, and co-author of the original Green …
More people are turning to eco communities as a viable alternative to urban life. Laura Sevier reports
Ecovillages: A model life? Laura Sevier Mike Henderson Nritijuna Naidu | 3rd June 2008 News Urban Eco Villages Modern Life Sustainable Living Green Lifestyle Urban Living Community Green Living …
New study calls to end hundreds of high-carbon deals in sports sponsorship.
… 2021 | News Climate Breakdown Politics And Economics Melissa Wilson New study calls to … , author of several books on new and green economics and co-author of the original Green …
Canadian scientist Dr Pierre Mineau talks about the ongoing struggle to protect birds from pesticides that 'don't belong in this millennium'
… pesticides being used more widely? PM: It's economics. First of all, pesticides broadly … When the studies start to mount then the economics are turned around. But let's just …
The plans currently under consideration for saving forests might help the trees, but they could ride roughshod over indigenous communities. Here are some ways to change that
Protecting forests AND the rights of forest peoples Laura Sevier | 8th December 2009 Activism How To Make A Difference Climate Change Forests Redd Forest Peoples Programme Global Witness Indigenous …
An installation featuring giant tropical tree stumps in Trafalgar square is designed to symbolise threatened rainforest trees throughout the world
Deforestation in central London Laura Sevier | 17th November 2009 Activism Culture Change Climate Change Natural World Deforestation Ghost Forest Rainforests Illegal Logging ghost-forest-3.jpg Ghost …
Laura Sevier meets the man trying to broker a better relationship between God, man, science and the natural world.
Religion's role in restoring the earth’s ecological balance Laura Sevier | 21st January 2009 News Religion Chrisianity Budhism Judaism Islam Hinduism Baha'ism Earth God Religion Green Lifestyle Green …
The eco-conscious Bishop on moral environmentalism and lightening the Church's carbon footprint
Q & A: The Bishop of London Laura Sevier | 1st March 2009 Ethical Living My World Bishop Of London Interview Environment Religion my_world_bishop.jpg The eco-conscious Bishop on moral …
From the Age of Stupid to the End of the Line, and next year's Just Do It, independent filmmakers are innovating with radical film subjects and creating whole new funding streams, reports Laura Sevier
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Illegally caught 'dirty' fish threatens local fishermen, consumer health and the future of the world's fisheries. The EJF's Pirate Fishing Campaign is tackling the problem head on
Campaigning against pirate fishing Laura Sevier | 22nd June 2009 Activism Wildlife Campaigns Save The Seas Environmental Justice Foundation EJF Pirate Fishing Illegal Fishing …
Ever wondered where computers go when they die? Or what the endless expanse of a Chinese factory floor actually looks like? This film is a meditation on the consumer world
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