Economy & Sustainability

Economy, Environment, Circularity and Sustainability

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Planetary boundaries

Today, we are well aware that climate change is rooted in human behaviors. But climate change is just one of the critical earth processes, that provides a safe operating space for humanity to grow. And all nine processes are impacted by the unintended, unpleasant effect of our behaviors.

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Don’t Look Up

On my last day of vacation, I just watched “Don’t look up” a 2021 sci-fi satirical movie about climate change with Leo Di Caprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep. The film is available on Netflix and uses the metaphor of an approaching comet that will destroy our planet, to criticize the apathy of governments, …

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The SDGs Wedding Cake

The SDGs -Sustainable Development Goals (also known as Global Goals) are 17 goals constituting the Internationally agreed agenda, upon UN umbrella, which sets targets to be achieved by 2030 in economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It’s a transformation for the future and a tremendous opportunity and challenge for Humanity. The SDGs are meant to be …

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Earth Overshoot Day

How many planets do we need, if everybody lives like you?

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. So, basically, it is the day of the year, we -the human race- start to consume more resources than we have. The year 2021 recorded a +6.6% y/y in …

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