The casualties of consumption (it’s not just the environment)
Many have seen the film ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’. The protagonist, ‘Girl in the Green Scarf’, racks up masses of debt due to her compulsive...
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Let the money do the talking: how economics has led to Indigenous language loss
We…are living at the point in human history where, within perhaps two generations, most languages in the world will die out [1] There are around...
ICT products make our life prosper. But a problem is emerging.
Essential things for modern life, such as smartphones, laptops and televisions may influence on our health. How many years have you used your smartphones? The answer depends...
Born to Be Killed: The Unsustainable Scale of The Meat Industry
We have been fed yet another lie and quite literally this time. A little white lie that emphasizes eating meat to receive adequate levels of...
Impacting life at student accommodations through circular resource economy
As a Student Sustainability Architect, I have the opportunity to promote a Circular Resource Economy to the students living in the University’s Halls of Residences,...
“So they knew” – How Unfair Distribution has fuelled the Climate Crisis
“They dumped millions of dollars into lobbying a campaign of doubt”, announced Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in September, highlighting the decades long effort by the oil...
Changing Gear: Toward a Human Kind of Progress
Just when we think we have the smartest smart phone and broadest broadband, someone designs a new even ‘better’ model. Technological progress is bringing smarter...
Debt, decline-curves and market failure: how the frack is the shale industry clinging on?
If nothing else, the shale industry manages to produce a steady flow of controversy. Hydraulic fracturing – or ‘fracking’ – involves pumping sand, water and...
Deforestation: Tackling the Root of The Problem
Despite only covering 7% of the Earth’s surface [1], tropical forests store an astonishing 25% of global carbon [2]. Furthermore, they contain around 65% of...
We are being bombarded by the false creed of consumerism: It’s time to do something about advertising
“It’s just my luck. I talk to a nice girl, seem to hit it off, and she turns out just to be an ad” [1]....
Mainstream economics cannot contribute to sustainability research
Economics is an easy discipline to criticise. Other social scientists dislike its anti-social theory, citizens are suspicious of its perceived political bias, and students lament...
Macro problem of microplastic: Assessment of microplastic pollution along the strandline of Kilnsea beach
Development of the first modern plastic took place in 1907 when Leo H. Baekeland patented the first synthetic plastic (Crespy et al., 2008), heralding the...
The dark side of the construction industry: Global extraction of minerals
Extravagant, individual and as high as possible – construction projects around the world symbolise economic growth and prosperity. Global construction market is expected to grow...
Is the rise of UK homelessness a product of austerity?
We walk past them every day. We ignore their cries for help. Morally, it is time we face the facts: UK homelessness is on the...
China’s hidden agenda: Muslim concentration camps
Upwards of 1 million Muslims have been detained in western China [1]. An alarming 10% of the population within the Xinjiang region (XUAR) are currently...
How we feed animals to feed humans
Today’s livestock industry is resource-intensive and detrimental to the environment; it causes considerable damage to ecosystems, biodiversity and ecological resilience [1,2]. In 1990, global meat...
The Very Hungry Human: How consumption is destroying our wildlife biodiversity
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a popular children’s book written by Eric Carle. The book depicts a caterpillar who eats more and more each day...
Food poverty and unfair distribution: How can we achieve a zero-hunger UK?
Despite special offers at your local supermarket chain, eating well is still a luxury for an increasing number of households in the United Kingdom. Trussell...
Deforestation in the pursuit of rootless economic growth: A matter of scale
In 2017, we lost one football pitch of forest every second [1]. From the dawn of the industrial revolution up until now, the global forest...
Plastic waste: Now you sea it, now you don’t
Look around. From your chair, to your pen, to that fancy walking jacket you like to wear - plastics are everywhere. But with many of...