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  • Debunking Myths: Population Distracts from Bigger Issues

    As the world grapples with the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, a common argument we face is that focusing on population growth is a distraction from addressing the bigger issues. This myth, however, oversimplifies a complex reality.

  • Feeding Billions, Failing Nature

    Today is World Food Day, currently our unsustainable food systems are one of the main drivers of nature’s decline. Florence Blondel, our Content and Campaigns Specials reviews the impact of our food systems on the planet.

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    Balancing Act: How the Steady-State Economy Seeks Equilibrium

    If the steady-state economy were to be encapsulated in single word, it would be balance. It is a concept that seeks to establish an equilibrium between growth and environmental integrity, between production and population growth.

  • Man and coins

    Green Growth: Sustainable Future or Myth? – Part Three

    Our third and final blog investigating the concept of green growth. We look at the physical limits of growth, where green growth fits into our current system and what might come next.

  • Green Growth: Sustainable Future or Myth? – Part Two

    We continue our series exploring alternative economic models. Here, in the second of three parts, we examine green growth, which seeks to achieve continued economic growth that is more environmentally sustainable.

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    Green Growth: Sustainable Future or Myth? – Part One

    Green Growth asserts that continued economic growth can be compatible with staying in the ecological limits of our planet, with measures to decouple GDP growth from environmental impacts. It’s become popular amongst policymakers, but climate scientists are sceptical that green growth can ever truly be green.

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    Agrowth: The Agnostic Approach – Part Two

    Unlike traditional growth models, agrowth emphasises that growth is neither inherently good nor bad. Its value depends on societal and environmental contexts. Read part two of our look at this lesser known model.

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    Agrowth: The Agnostic Approach – Part One

    We continue our series with this lesser-known economic model that avoids both growth and degrowth. Agrowth advocates for indifference toward traditional growth metrics and prioritises broader social goals like environmental sustainability and social welfare. 

  • Indigenous people peeling maize while overlooking Quito from El Panecillo, Ecuador

    Buen Vivir: The ‘Good Life’ for People and Planet – Part two

    We continue our series exploring alternative economics models. Here, in the second of two parts, we look at Buen Vivir. Buen Vivir, an alternative development model gaining popularity in South America.

  • Josh and Florence at Summit of the Future

    Advancing Population Solutions: Insights from the UN Summit of the Future

    We recently attended the United Nations Summit of the Future in New York, where the the Pact for the Future was adopted, including critical mentions of population growth and sustainable development efforts. Florence Blondel has the highlights.