by kultur.work | Oct 27, 2017
The advent of the Anthropocene, the scientific recognition of the remarkably stable state of the Earth system during the Holocene Inter-glacial, the rising evidence of global risks of crossing Earth tipping points and the signs of a gradual decline in Earth...
by kultur.work | Sep 21, 2017
This Autumn, CUSP and the APPG on Limits to Growth will be hosting a debate to mark the 40th Anniversary of Fred Hirsch’s ‘The Social Limits to Growth’. In 1977 Fred Hirsch’s acclaimed book made the case that in addition to the ecological limits to economic expansion...
by kultur.work | Jun 13, 2017
Researchers at the PSA Specialist Group Environmental Politics inviting papers for a research workshop in autumn this year, exploring the prospects, barriers, and new opportunities of climate governance. The politics around governing global climate change are...
by kultur.work | May 31, 2017
In times of climate change, overconsumption, and ecological collapse, we must re-think the meaning of prosperity: What is needed are new visions of environmentally sustainable, yet still flourishing societies. This research workshop considers the political foundations...
by kultur.work | Mar 20, 2017
Ecosystems and species are alive. Yet current law treats them as objects, property and resources. This has wide-reaching consequences that are driving the ongoing destruction of the biosphere. Nature’s rights are a solution, many argue, bringing fundamental and...
by kultur.work | Feb 16, 2017
March 22nd 2017 is World Water Day. 400 international thought leaders will meet to launch WATERSHED – “a global conversation that will help shift how the world values and understands its single most precious resource: water”. The event which includes...
by kultur.work | Feb 16, 2017
Government decision making is often short term, failing to account for the impact on future generations. In policy areas such as climate change, social care, infrastructure and pensions, long-term considerations are often overlooked as short-term political...
by kultur.work | Feb 6, 2017
How can people identify more closely with the economy? How can they improve their understanding of the economy? How can they be more empowered to influence and change it? These are the leading questions for the recent ‘DIY Economics’ project. The RSA and...
by kultur.work | Feb 6, 2017
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the worlds ‘to do’ list for the next 13 years. Each of the Global Goals is extraordinarily important, and taken together, present the education sector with a potent agenda of unprecedented scope and significance. The 2017...
by kultur.work | Feb 6, 2017
You are invited to participate in Sustainable Earth 2017 – a global forum for connecting research with action taking place on 29 and 30 June 2017 at Plymouth University. The University is inviting papers from the academic community on sustainability research and also...
by kultur.work | Jan 9, 2017
With many wondering what 2017 has in store for the global climate movement, the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group is organising an event to reflect on how best to focus our energies and efforts in 2017. The public session is chaired by chaired by Caroline...
