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Limits to Growth in Today’s World (but don’t look up) – Panel Discussion

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If you’re interested in knowing more about the concept of limits to growth, come along to this panel discussion (including at least an hour for questions and discussion). The Zoom link is here: https://otago.zoom.us/j/97730765211?pwd=6FeSWJWVKoVubl8xMNnsgSWeYa0Mq9.1 Password: 333060 Limits to Growth in Today’s World (but don’t look up)  A Panel Discussion organised by Wise Response Where: St …

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Unmitigated climate change and nature-driven risks have been hugely underestimated | Jack Santa Barbara

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In an article published on Interest.co.nz Jack Santa Barbara highlights the recent report on Planetary Solvency from The University of Exeter. By Jack Santa Barbara Some actuaries at the University of Exeter in the UK have partnered with a group of earth scientists to examine what they term “planetary solvency.” Their report states: “Planetary Solvency …

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Lars Larsen; New book examines the end of oil exports.

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A new book from Lars Larsen focuses attention on what comes before oil depletion; the end of exports from oil producing nations. In the same way as flooding of coastal cities was the focus of climate change when first understood, whilst the more immediate impacts of floods, hurricanes, droughts and fires was less well considered, …

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The Behavioural Crisis Driving Ecological Overshoot – Webinar

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  SUMMARY We co-sponsored this webinar, which took place on November 29th. It is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e5ukippu6ewye4ne2dy7n/The-Behavioural-Crisis-Driving-Ecological-Overshoot.mp4?rlkey=z94s63m1lfwltjij4ig3t0d2q&dl=0 Apologies for the poor sound quality. This webinar was presented by the following guests: Joseph J. Merz is the Co-founder of a number of organisations. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Merz Institute – a research …

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Unlearning Economics”, on the Great Simplification

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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 …

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What is the Great Simplification?

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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 …

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B Corporation, Transparency and Validity

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B Corporation, Transparency and Validity Dr Robert Howell [1] Certified B Corporations state that they are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose   Certified B Corporations achieve a minimum verified score on the B Impact Assessment—a rigorous assessment of a …

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