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Planetary Boundaries We are in need of governance solutions to ecological crises that respect Planetary Boundaries. By re-embedding the economy into biophysical and social processes we can democratically promote degrowth that is both equitable and sustainable. We are faced with a growing ecological crisis, yet our anemic response fails to...

What will it take for us to avoid a climate catastrophe and stem biodiversity loss? Will we continue to ignore incontrovertible evidence calling for change? Is humanity doomed to destroy itself? We are facing the perilous combination of climate pollution and environmental degradation. Research reaffirms what we already know, human...

This paper explains, contrasts, and critiques ecological economics (EE) and classical economics (CE). It examines the normalized assumptions from CE and some of the ways that EE can address salient critiques. It concludes by suggesting that to be effective EE needs a theoretical orientation. EE focuses on the interconnectedness between...

Renewable energy continues to grow at a prodigious rate, but are the tremendous advances we are seeing enough to keep us from exceeding the upper-temperature threshold limits?  Green energy has been steadily growing and in 2022, it grew even faster.  According to the IEA, global renewable electricity generation increased by 295 gigawatts...

Almost ten years ago, journalist and author Naomi Klein asked me whether capitalism can be sustainable. I responded by citing a mountain of data arguing that indeed it could be. I now realize, she was being rhetorical and I was being obtuse. What follows are the confessions of a reluctant capitalist and...