Tag Archives: climate change policy

Boredom in Yorkshire and sensory reset

A few days ago I was at a café in London and overheard two city slickers talking big deals.  Then one turned to the other and said: “But you know, what do you do when you get to 46 and … Continue reading

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Ouch: a system of environmental justice

Maximising happiness does not work. I wonder if minimising pain can work a bit better. Let’s say we create a measure of a unit of pain e.g. a “hurt” established by experiment as the pain experienced by putting your index … Continue reading

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The footprint of fulfillment

One of the most important social, economic and environmental questions is: what do we do once we have enough food and shelter?  This is relevant for two or three billion people on the planet, and among those are the people … Continue reading

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Pelicans, sufficiency and fear of the future

How we respond to sufficiency is critical for addressing the problem of greenhouse gas emissions.  This is critically linked to education and attitudes to risk. Consider how pelicans handle sufficiency.  Of these the American naturalist John James Audubon wrote: “Pluming … Continue reading

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Guest post: Climate change and toilet roll

This is the first guest post on the Bustard.  It is from Anarchiman, a climate revolutionary living inside an architect living in London. Climate change is like toilet roll You start with a massive pack. Seemingly endless sheets tempt you … Continue reading

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