Innovation must mean real ecological transformation and not just new ways for companies to extract value through mining and externalise waste.
… We need ecological innovation Natalie Bennett | 2nd March 2021 | … Review Economics Editor’s Picks Wakelyns Innovation must mean real ecological … agenda. There’s a great deal of emphasis on “innovation”, “skills” and “productivity”. That …
Students in Finland are tearing down the barriers between sustainability and high fashion.
… she said. The fashion industry needs innovation. But the commercial drive for mass … produces the opposite. The prospect of real innovation and sustainable and ethical … this event was therefore an intriguing one. Innovation, in both natural and social …
Support and mentoring available for new circular economy start-ups working in the construction industry.
… best new circular economy start-up business innovations has been launched, according to an … their technologies in the market. Scaling-up innovations As part of the support package, … The aim is to enable the rapid scaling up of innovations. This first cohort of start-ups …
The idea that our profit-oriented, growth-driven economic system can deliver a sustainable society is a beguiling one, write Lili Fuhr, Thomas Fatheuer & Barbara Unmüßig. But it is doomed to failure. The changes we need are in the first place political, and will be driven by a new democratic will to put people and planet before money.
… The most powerful talisman is technological innovation, which justifies simply waiting for … to come along. But though new ideas and innovations are obviously vital to address … they are neither automatic nor inevitable. Innovation, particularly technological …
The Trouble with Billionaires: How the Super-Rich Hijacked the World (and How We Can Take It Back) exposes the damage done by extreme wealth to our democracy, our economy and our social stability.
… through extraordinary efforts or insight or innovation. The authors argue that, to the … they are responsible for the entire series of innovations that have been enhanced by their … is a just reward for hard work and brilliant innovation; that the lion’s share of wealth …
Green growth is a myth, writes André Reichel, because it ignores the social, political and personal dimensions of sustainability. Instead we must plan for economic 'de-growth' - and go for growth only in the areas that really matter, like culture, learning and joy.
… at zero cost and in zero time, no more innovation is possible. With advances in … via new technologies, new forms of social innovation, new taxes on resource use, and … . But if these social, political and personal innovations became part of the paradigm as …
Can we initiate a global green recovery, embedding economics within sound ecological parameters?
… on nature, avoiding waste, stimulating innovation and opening new job opportunities? … of oil and gas collapses. To further speed up innovation, a shift of subsidies from fossil … a strengthened United Nations? The speed of innovation We live in the age of the …
Keeping 1.5C alive ‘bottom of desired outcomes for global businesses at Cop28’.
… for Climate Impact Research, told the Innovation Zero Congress in London last week: … was followed by climate finance reform, green innovation and technology, biodiversity, …
Water demand is a major blind spot on the road to net zero.
… daily losses of such a precious commodity. Innovations Innovations in how we monitor water losses, … such as green hydrogen, is vital before these innovations become embedded in our economies. …
'Sharpe’s favoured alternative to neoclassical economics is a form of evolutionary economics: when it comes to the energy transition this notion is deeply flawed.'
… of incandescent bulbs was required. For innovation too, public investment in research … in industry that achieve technological innovation and cost reduction. He argues that … a systems approach and on the literature on innovation. This approach involves a notion of …
The EU's system for trading carbon emissions has cost consumers dear, while delivering few carbon reductions. Reforms are urgently needed, write Luca Taschini & Josh Gregory, and first among these is to open the market up to public scrutiny.
… a clear price signal to support technological innovation. In other words, the carbon price … the price falling so low as to discourage innovation, and a price ceiling to cap costs …
Off-grid renewable energy is key to achieving the global goal of 100% electricity access by 2030, writes Adnan Z. Amin, and to achieving the emissions reductions enshrined in the Paris Agreement. Thankfully, a confluence of factors - including rapid cost declines and impressive technology innovations - are making this goal more achievable than ever, and investment in the sector is taking off.
… rapid cost declines and impressive technology innovations - are making this goal more …
The wave of mechanization and automation that began with the Industrial revolution is not slowing down, writes Conor Lynch. Indeed it is gaining power and is driving another 'great transformation' that could produce untold opulence for the very few, and hellhole for rest of us, or an Earthly paradise for all. But which will it be? Ultimately the future is ours - to choose, and to fight for.
… by automation. This kind of technological innovation that we see throughout the history … garnered a net positive for society. While innovations eliminate jobs for many, new …
A review of Road to Nowhere: what Silicon Valley gets wrong about the future of transportation, by Paris Marx.
Silicon Valley accelerates climate breakdown Simon Pirani | 25th January 2023 | Comment Economics Editor’s Picks 61027_col.jpg A review of Road to Nowhere: what Silicon Valley gets wrong about the …
The new Index of Sustainable Economic Growth shows there is a shift to strike a healthier balance between support for the economy, and care for essential social and environmental systems. But can it ever replace GDP as a measure of progress? JAMES CURRAN explores the idea
… also tells us nothing about inequalities, innovation or expanding consumer choice; it's …
What degrowth thinkers can learn from free market economist Friedrich Hayek and the father of public relations, Edward Bernays.
… to lead to a dead end and that technological innovation is not going to magically solve the … of enthusiasm, as could freeing technological innovation from the restrictive logic of … Parlement Citoyen , a campaign on democratic innovation in times of ecological …
The first ever ‘summit of the future’ will be staged by the United Nations next year. It might be our last chance.
… and Security, and UN and Global Governance Innovation. In addition, it is also likely to … was essentially ‘circular’: With only limited innovation from generation to generation, the …
Now is the time to be bold, and to envisage a holistic, green recovery linking human wellbeing with the health of ecosystems.
… for doing this. To further speed up green innovation, a fundamental shift of subsidies … circular economies will stimulate innovation whilst offering a wide range of new …
An international conference in Bristol will explore how we can put wellbeing and sustainability before profit.
An economics of happiness Marianne Brooker | 8th October 2018 Comment Bristol Wellbeing Happiness Economics economicsofhappiness6.jpg An international conference in Bristol will explore how we can …
British Government urged to support circular economy as world hits Earth Overshoot Day.
Overshoot - or go circular Rebecca Speare-Cole | 2nd August 2023 | News Circular Economy Earth Overshoot Day Economics 51641969573_78e1458731_k.jpg British Government urged to support circular …
Food has never been more affordable for middle class families in rich countries. But it comes at a high cost: the impact of industrial food production on health, environment and society has never been greater as Patrick Holden explained to Emily Lewis-Brown. Now the real cost of food US production will be examined in a ground-breaking conference in San Francisco.
… made possible by cheap oil and technological innovation. It was hard for consumers to see …