Two visions of the ‘new economy’, one based on environmental and social justice values, the other on disruptive technologies, are coming together to challenge the status quo.
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A lifestyle based on aggressive consumption stresses the Earth’s resources and, beyond a certain point of comfort, does not actually foster human fulfillment or happiness.
Is it worth trying to put a price on the natural world, when things like water and food are priceless? Yes, says Paul Sutton - without knowing the value of the environment, we might not value it at all.
If ever we wanted a reminder of how global capitalism has got things wrong, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa serves the purpose well. Our assumption that economic growth is essential is not only a feature…
When the world’s greatest cycling race starts in Yorkshire, England on July 5, some 2-3m visitors are expected to turn out to watch a spectacle which will cost an estimated £10m to host. If the organisers…
In 2008, the European carbon market crashed. Carbon emission allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) plunged from €30 per tonne of C02 in June 2008 to €7 at the beginning of 2009. Prices have…
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Professor of Sustainable Development, Michigan State University
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Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Institute for Humane Studies
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Matthew Flinders Professor in Water Economics, Flinders University
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Professor of Law, UNSW
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Research Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Denver
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Professor of Philosophy, Seton Hall University
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Lecturer in environmental planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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MSc student, Environmental Economics and Policy, Imperial College London
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Director, Institute of Development Studies
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Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
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Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California
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Research Fellow, School of Economics and Public Policy, Adelaide University