Even Thatcher realised the need for government action on climate
In this latest piece for Newsroom , I argue that The government’s Emissions Reduction Plan takes ‘small government’ to an unprecedented...
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We take pride in 'feeding the world', but can we feed ourselves?
We often hear that New Zealand is ‘feeding the world’ with the food we produce. Less hyperbolically, one regularly cited industry...
People-centred cities and towns are the way to a more resilient, low-carbon future - not EVs
I was recently invited to write an editorial for City Changers, a European-based organisation to create better cities and towns for the...
Beyond Growth Aotearoa Conference 2023 - recordings now available!
The session recordings for the recent Beyond Growth Aotearoa conference, held at Victoria University of Wellington are now available and...
Reconsidering our economic system - a conversation with Jesse Mulligan
This week I spoke to RNZ's Jesse Mulligan about the conversation our political leaders aren't having. The fact that we live on a finite...
Election 2023: Big on marketing, short on vision
In this piece for the Kākā, I argue that this election is big on marketing strategy and slogans, but appreciably thin on vision. And it...
Sufficiency and the pathway to a post-growth economy - recording available
In August I presented a seminar, hosted by Massey University, on what I believe to be the single most important issue we face today. That...
We need to start using the ‘C’ word
My latest article on Newsroom discusses the idea of collapse and the possibility that it is already happening. Is there anything more...
The transition to an ‘economy of enough’
My latest article on Newsroom asks what if we made sufficiency a central guiding principal of our economy, as countries such as France...
As the climate crisis deepens, is degrowth the only pathway out?
This article was published in the Dominion Post/Stuff on 4 March 2023, two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, destroying homes,...
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