Is the GDP/ Environment “Decoupling” Rhetoric Disguising a Growth Obsession?
Towards the end of 2019, the European Union presented its plan to become a sustainable economy in the form of the EU Green Deal. The Green Deal outlines the strategy…
Sustainable Fish – 5 Things You Need To Know Before Buying
Where does our fish come from? Why does it matter? How does this knowledge translate to action? I have been “pescetarian” for over five years now. My diet consists predominantly…
We Need to Take a Stand for the Environment – Here’s Why.
I recently watched an insightful, witty lecture by George Monbiot on ‘The Pricing of Everything’ in which he argued against the monetisation of nature (the process of valuing and attaching a price to components of…
Why Freedom Cannot Be ‘Limitless’
Today I would like to propose a (potentially contentious) idea that as a society, our idea of freedom as being limitless is both unattainable and undesirable. What do I mean by ‘freedom’…