Wise Response recommends this website with a series of podcasts and episodes exploring themes around degrowth. The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics will span human behavior, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the environment. The goal of the show is to …
The letter is available as a PDF here. Monday, 4 October 2021, 3:13 pmArticle: Wise Response Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern ParliamentWellington, 6160 Email: j.ardern@ministers.govt.nz Dear Prime Minister, Thank you for all you and your team are doing to confront the climate emergency. You may not be aware that investment funds, contrary to their claims, don’t …
Slides and Video of the Worshop are available now: Recording of the zoom meeting is available from Victoria University here, or on Youtube here. The Speakers slides are available here: Associate Professor Simon Michaux (Geology) – pdf. Professor Steve Keen (Economics) – powerpoint. Professor Tim Jackson (Economics) – pdf Professor Susan …
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Tackling our Climate Emergency Head-On! Are you one of those who are becoming increasingly alarmed by climate changes but don’t know quite how to respond? A recent seminar run by Wise Response Society and chaired by Sir Alan Mark, was recently run at Otago University intended to answer that question for the City, businesses and …
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A PDF is available here: WR Op Ed on Prod Comm’s Final Report. 18Sept2018 Opinion Press Release: Low Carbon Report exhibits dangerous political compromise After decades of sitting on our hands, the simple the act of commissioning an inquiry into becoming a low carbon economy has been hugely positive on public perception. But the Productivity …
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Wise Response has made a submission to the draft Productivity Commission Report for a low carbon economy. The submission is available as a PDF (1MB) here: Wise Response Inc Submission on draft Productivity Commission Report for low carbon economy Final All submissions are available on the Productivity Comission’s website.
A PDF of the talk is available here (4MB): Future of Food – Dunedin – Mike Joy The talk was covered by the Otago Daily Times here. The Future of Food Mike Joy Massey University – Ecology – Institute of Agriculture and Environment When: Monday December 11 2017, 5.30-6.30pm Where: St David St …
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Wise Response has made a detailed submission to New Zealand’s Productivity Commission detailing the dangers of growth. The submission is reported here at Carbon News. It is available as a PDF here: Wise Response Productivity Comission Submission 2017.
Almost 200 countries met in Morocco for the annual UN gathering, against the backdrop of the rapid ratification and entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change deal. The Paris Agreement became international law on 4 November 2016, less than a year after it was adopted. This enabled the Marrakech conference to …
