ISEE- ISC Letter from the President July 10, 2019ISC Letter from the President 10 July 2019 Dear ISC Members, Dear Colleagues, One year after the launch of the International Science Council (ISC), it is worth taking stock of how far we have come in putting into operation the … Continue reading → The post ISC Letter from the President appeared first on The […]
- Post-Doctoral Position in Energy and Macroeconomics July 8, 2019Post-Doctoral Position in Energy and Macroeconomics Closing Date: 25 July 2019 Would you like to further your career by applying your quantitative energy and economic skills at one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? Do you have an ability to work … Continue reading → The post Post-Doctoral Position in Energy and Macroeconomics appeared first on […]
- Post-Doctoral Position Available July 3, 2019POST-DOCTORAL POSITION – LCA OF SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES $70,000 PER ANNUM; RENEWABLE The Food Systems PRISM Lab is seeking a highly qualified and highly motivated post-doctoral fellow to contribute to research and research management in the field … Continue reading → The post Post-Doctoral Position Available appeared first on The International Society […]
- Population Matters June 2019 Update July 1, 2019Director’s message PM Goes Global! Last year, supported by the London PM group, we marked World Population Day by showing the dramatic fact of ongoing human population growth via a live, giant digital ‘population clock’ mounted on a van. The … Continue reading → The post Population Matters June 2019 Update appeared first on The […]
- Professor Joan Martinez-Alier is Winner of the First Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics July 1, 2019The Indian Society for Ecological Economics c/o Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi Enclave North Campus, Delhi, India 110 007 Announcement Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics The Prize Jury for the Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics consisting … Continue reading → The post Professor Joan Martinez-Alier is Winner of the First Bina […]
- IX Jornadas de Economía Ecológica June 28, 2019The Organizing Committee of the IX Conference on Ecological Economics informs that the Fourth Circular of the IX Conference on Ecological Economics is available to be held on November 27, 28 and 29, 2019 at the Andean Headquarters of the National University of Río … Continue reading → The post IX Jornadas de Economía Ecológica appeared first on The […]
- EcoSummit 2020 Symposia Reminder June 24, 2019Submit proposals by 28 June 2019 Call for symposia and side event proposals Remember to submit your proposals by 28 June 2019 The EcoSummit 2020 Scientific Committee invites submissions of symposium proposals and side events: Following the conference theme BUILDING A … Continue reading → The post EcoSummit 2020 Symposia Reminder appeared first on The International […]
- USSEE Board Election Results and President’s Welcome Message June 24, 2019Thank you to all of our members who ran and voted in this election. We are happy to announce the new USSEE board, effective June 2019. John Sorrentino will continue as secretary treasurer, and Regina Ostergaard-Klem will serve a second … Continue reading → The post USSEE Board Election Results and President’s Welcome Message appeared […]
- Global Catholic Climate Movement May 2019 News June 19, 2019I’m so grateful to share Global Catholic Climate Movement’s news from May. At the top of the news, I’m amazed that 1.5 million people from all around the world took part in the global climate strikes on May 24. This … Continue reading → The post Global Catholic Climate Movement May 2019 News appeared first […]
- ESA/USSEE Conference Earlybird Deadline, Student Registration Steps, and Workshops June 19, 2019Conference Registration Information: Earlybird Deadline 6/27, Student Registration Steps, and Workshops The Early bird registration period for ESA/USSEE 2019 ends on June 27th at 5 pm EST. At this point registration increases from $390 to $450 for members, and from … Continue reading → The post ESA/USSEE Conference Earlybird Deadline, Student Registration Steps, and Workshops […]
- ISC Letter from the President July 10, 2019
Tag Archives: Population Matters
Population Matters June 2019 Update
Director’s message PM Goes Global! Last year, supported by the London PM group, we marked World Population Day by showing the dramatic fact of ongoing human population growth via a live, giant digital ‘population clock’ mounted on a van. The … Continue reading
Population Matters May 2019 Update
POPULATION MATTERS MEMBERS’ UPDATE May 2019 Here is a round up of our news Help Dandelion Africa transform rural communities in Kenya Boys for Change is a Dandelion Africa project which trains boys and young men to teach both girls … Continue reading
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Human Population and the Sixth Mass Extinction
PUBLIC CONFERENCE: HUMAN POPULATION AND THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION There is widespread consensus among scientists and conservationists that we are in the midst of the Sixth Mass Extinction, and that human beings are its cause. As the world’s population grows, … Continue reading
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Population Growth: A Multiplier of All Problems
Population Growth: A Multiplier of All ProblemsSummary Conclusions of Recent Research by Population Matters Conclusion and Recommendations Stable or reducing populations are an essential pre-condition for economic, social and biophysical sustainability – population growth makes all UK and global problems … Continue reading
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Another POV on Degrowth, Expensive Oil, and the New Economics of Energy
See (PDF): http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue61/Alexander2_61.pdf Samuel Alexander’s otherwise excellent critique of the failure of ecological economics to take proper account of rising energy prices contains a single, all too conventional flaw. He takes population growth as a ‘given’ to be accommodated rather … Continue reading
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Degrowth, Expensive Oil, and the New Economics of Energy
Degrowth, expensive oil, and the new economics of energy Samuel Alexander [University of Melbourne, Australia]Copyright: Samuel Alexander, 2012 See (PDF): http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue61/Alexander2_61.pdf Preparing for life after growth Building upon the ‘limits to growth’ perspective (Meadows et al, 2004), and drawing upon … Continue reading
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