A Tale of Two Summits: the ‘dilemma of growth’ at Copenhagen

by Tim Jackson 7. January 2010 07:21
Our pre-COP Earthcast – an Economics fit for a Low Carbon World – attracted a record number of participants. Inevitably, some of them wanted to know what, if anything, the summit might deliver. And how, if at all, the dilemma of economic growth would figure in its deliberations. ... [More]

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Standing room only at Her Majesty’s Treasury: Launch week for PWG

by Tim Jackson 6. November 2009 08:22
Here’s my top tip for launching a controversial new book. Don’t underestimate your own need for preparation time. It’s not that you don’t already know the book inside out. It’s not that you haven’t already given numerous presentations and faced up to your ste... [More]

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From Balaton to Buckingham Palace: excursions into the dilemma of growth

by Tim Jackson 15. September 2009 05:51
Each year at about this time, a motley group of academics, activists and communicators meets for a week in Hungary, on the shores of Lake Balaton some 200 km south west of Budapest.  The self-styled ‘Balaton group’ has been meeting since 1982. Their mission: to continue the wor... [More]

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