Smell the Land
Smell the land.There is a big ship called ‘Capitalism 1’ steaming through northern waters. The old senior officers on the bridge are confident that all is in order, they have sailed this way before and always enjoyed the accolades from the ship owners, the passengers and recipients of the precious cargo they bring.There is a […]
Wake in Thought
Here is a story about humanity writing its own story. Every life form is part of that story, and we humans, you and I, are also authors of that story. On this planet there is a very thin band of air and water and temperature that is congenial to life, as we know it. This […]
Wealth lies in Waste as we Warm
The linear economy presents three life-cycle phases of activity, and wealth generation, when applied to our built environment. These are manufacture, build and consume: The circular economy adds a fourth phase of activity; re-cover, re-purpose, re-plenish, replicate. We believe the greatest untapped source of wealth, within most advanced economies and certainly within sleepy Australia, is […]
COVID People Planet
COVID-19 virus is radically disrupting our society and our economies, globally. It is hoped by many that it will also influence how we manage our environment. The following arrived from someone the age I was when young and bold. That was 30 years or more ago. They were asked why they are cavalier about this virus […]
Bumping into friends
Bumping into an old friend, young and just embarking on their career, brought a rush of inspiration. Observing their blend of optimism and trepidation about the future, one can’t help but feel the immense potential of our time. With instant global connectivity, we are akin to ants in communities, fish in schools, and birds in […]
Carbon Pulse
We live in a carbon-fuelled economy and need to transition to a net-zero carbon economy. This transition involves every human on Earth if it is to be a just transition. How can every human understand and change how I, we, us source and use energy, material and information? The carbon atom is common to life […]
Single metric madness
So long as we couple carbon to cash or single metric capital we will continue to cause collusion to profit motives. So long as finance and economists are the fox in the hen house we can expect feathers and our futures to fly away. We have choices here, To bring transparency to; Life cycle factors […]
