In early February, I went to an Interdisciplinary Symposium in Belgium. The overarching theme was ‘Which transition for our societies’ and it attracted international scientists, decision-makers and civil society members alike. Nowadays ‘transition’ has become one of those catch-all concepts, in that it encompasses a range of seemingly divergent visions which share an underlying connection [...]
We’ve recently come across this video of David’s speech at the 5th Annual Abergavenny Food Conference on 16th September, 2011. David spoke on topics including sustainable consumption and shopping behaviours, and explored some of the reasons why gaps between values and action on buying local food exist. Below is the video, courtesy of Miller Research [...]
I find myself delightfully perplexed by Occupy (variously here and here). Is it a ‘movement’? A Situationist stunt? The beginning of the end at last? Or merely the latest manifestation of the same scraggy disputational sub-culture spawned by the spirit of 68? There’s certainly plenty to think about: mainstream news coverage is considerable, and it [...]
You need to dismantle in order to build the future economy…
What has 23 screws, 15 separate rubber parts, 13 wires, 4 plastic boards, 3 metal plates, 3 unidentifiable objects, 2 microphones and 1 circuit board? These are the ingredients of an old landline phone, obviously! In a Green Alliance conference last week, I took part in a tear down session run by the RSA as [...]