The things we’ve been reading this week.
Firstly a great talk by Nic Marks of the New Economics Foundation on their Happy Planet Index, and the futility of measuring success by GDP alone.
7 ways to have more by owning less: innovative services that help shrink your carbon footprint, save money and de-clutter through the power of sharing.
A fascinating post from Triple Pundit on the potential for social gaming to advance sustainability and related causes.
Zen and the art of protecting the planet: In a rare interview, zen buddhist master Thich Nhat Hahn warns of the threat to civilisation from climate change and the spiritual revival that is needed to avert catastrophe. (Hat tip to Dan Burgess).
A provocative and timely aticle in the New York times – Maths Lessons for Locavores – has sparked a great debate online about the virtues of local food. In response Grist have set up a virtual roundtable – Food Fight – and invited various experts and bloggers to contribute.
A couple of articles, by the Guardian and Scientific American, on recent reearch that attempts to resolve the “Environmentalists Paradox”. Or in other words, “How is it that human well-being continues to improve as ecosystem services decline?”
A great collaboration between Sony and WWF to crowdsource ideas for technologies that can help solve the big environmental problems facing the planet. Based on the OpenIDEO platform.
And finally, the Director of ebay’s Green Team shares 10 things she’s learned about engaging consumers on sustainability.
Have a great weekend all!
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