ClimateChange
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Peer-to-peer energy in developing nations
It’s estimated that globally 1.18 Billion people are living in energy poverty and 700 Million are living with no electricity at all. [1] Many of them are in rural areas with no chance of ever getting connected to a mains (Fossil Fuel) grid because the electricity/maintenance would be just too expensive. Enter peer-to-peer energy trading…
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Moving from an Egosystem to an Ecosystem
In an Egosystem, the individual is seen as the centre of the universe. Success is defined solely by personal achievement, and the value of community, empathy, and shared prosperity are all relegated to the background. The Egosystem is a world view where people are encouraged to compete at all costs, accumulate wealth for themselves, and…
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Connecting with nature | Field Studies
One thing I am personally involved in right now is getting more greenery into my local community and encouraging more people to connect with it. This excellent video delves into the concept of Nature Connectedness, and how it is about more than having contact with nature, it means having a sense of a relationship with…
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Future for All: A vision for 2048
Capitalist realism is dispelled. Today it is easier to imagine the end of capitalism by 2048 than to imagine the end of the world.
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Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Harms Our Health and the Environment
The author, Grant Ennis, covers a lot of important ground in this book. Most of it is dedicated to showing the reader exactly how we have got into multiple crises and why it feels like we can’t get out of any of them. Much of this can be traced back to Margaret Thatcher and her…
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The World’s First Forest City
Here’s an interesting project, imagining a Forest City of the future in Gabon, Central Africa, a country rich for its forests, rivers and biodiversity. Like all developing countries, their challenge is to decide whether they want to follow the principles of industrial cities or they want invent an ecological model that attracts talented people and…
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Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith
Great Podcast for anyone interested in Rewilding. Rewilding is a transformative practice dedicated to restoring and safeguarding wild habitats and their diverse inhabitants. In “Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith,” Ben engages with influential figures driving groundbreaking rewilding initiatives across the globe. From Turkey and the Balkans to Chile, Argentina, Africa’s Sahel, India, England, Scotland,…
Our Wonderful Green Future 