by Ann Thorpe | Jun 1, 2015 | News and Comment
One avenue toward democratizing sustainable development is to engage more people in the science of sustainability. An example is The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network, led by Imperial College London. OPAL engages people through science-based activities that can be...
by Andrea Westall | Apr 2, 2015
Common Cause believes it is important to tackle complex sustainability problems and democracy in a mutually supportive way by fostering “intrinsic” values that support self-acceptance, care for others and concerns for the natural world, rather than ones...
by Ann Thorpe | Jan 6, 2015 | News and Comment
No taxation without representation, right? So one way of guaranteeing a carbon tax is to impose one on yourself. That’s just what David Lawrence did and he tells the story over on The Energy Collective in his article “a Carbon tax on me: one person’s story of a...
by Andrea Westall | Dec 20, 2014
Carbon Conversations “offer a supportive group experience that helps people halve their personal carbon footprint through facilitated discussions.” The Surefoot Effect, a community interest company, manages the Carbon Conversations programme. It also delivers...
by Andrea Westall | Dec 20, 2014
The Long Now Foundation “hopes to provide a counterpoint to today’s accelerating culture and help make long-term thinking more common”. Inspired by a recognition that our time horizons, whether personal, democratic or financial, are becoming ever shorter, the...
by Andrea Westall | Dec 9, 2014
Education for Sustainability (ESD) has been particularly supported by UNESCO. Their website sets out the arguments for, and approaches to, how such knowledge can be gained. Overall, it believes that ESD: is based on the principles and values that underlie sustainable...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 4, 2014
The Ministry of Future Generations is a fictitious government ministry designed to future-proof our democracy. Here, the Minister for Future Generations, Septima Tulisa, steps back in time from the year 2050 to give a stark warning about how the world might end up if...
by Andrea Westall | Jul 21, 2013
Robert Seddon believes that while the ethics underpinning western liberal democracy tend to be based on individuals, we only extend this concern to, for example, animals if we see them sharing morally significant traits. And broader ecological problems, are systemic,...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 16, 2012
FDSD’s Nicolò Wojewoda led two workshops for London students aged from 15-18 as part of the Envision programme. Envision is a charity which provides hands-on support for young people in schools and colleges on issues relating to citizenship education, sustainable...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 21, 2011
Halina Ward spoke at a TEDx event for young people on future generations and intergenerational justice as the Minister for Future Generations in 2050, Septima Tulisa, jointly supported by FDSD, and held at London Zoo. Septima Tulisa, steps back in time from the year...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 12, 2011
The Minister for Future Generations, Septima Tulisa, steps back in time from the year 2050 to give a stark warning about how the world might end up if we don’t start building long-termism into all our decisions. The Minister, played by FDSD Director Halina Ward, comes...
by Andrea Westall | Dec 21, 2009
Ian Christie argues that the “Climategate” scandal, where emails between scientists were stolen from the University of East Anglia in the UK, show that scientists need to better communicate the contested and probabilistic nature of data, be aware of their own values...
by Andrea Westall | Mar 21, 2008
Responding to Provocations by Ian Christie and Sara Parkin, Tim O’Riordan argues that we need to increase ‘virtue’ – civic responsibility and political accountability, as well as debate and awareness – and sets out desired futures for a more ‘ecological...
