Ecological economics for humanity’s plague phase

Rees, William E.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106519

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“…Although population-connected climate change (Wynes and Nicholas, 2017) will worsen human mortality (Mora et al, 2017;Parks et al, 2020), morbidity (Patz et al, 2005;Díaz et al, 2006;Peng et al, 2011), development (Barreca and Schaller, 2020), cognition (Jacobson et al, 2019), agricultural yields (Verdin et al, 2005;Schmidhuber and Tubiello, 2007;Brown and Funk, 2008;Gaupp et al, 2020), and conflicts (Boas, 2015), there is no way-ethically or otherwise (barring extreme and unprecedented increases in human mortality)-to avoid rising human numbers and the accompanying overconsumption. That said, instituting humanrights policies to lower fertility and reining in consumption patterns could diminish the impacts of these phenomena (Rees, 2020).…”

Section: Ecological Overshoot: Population Size and Overconsumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But the mainstream is having difficulty grasping the magnitude of this loss, despite the steady erosion of the fabric of human civilization (Ceballos et al, 2015;IPBES, 2019;Convention on Biological Diversity, 2020;WWF, 2020). While suggested solutions abound (Díaz et al, 2019), the current scale of their implementation does not match the relentless progression of biodiversity loss (Cumming et al, 2006) and other existential threats tied to the continuous expansion of the human enterprise (Rees, 2020). Time delays between ecological deterioration and socio-economic penalties, as with climate disruption for example (IPCC, 2014), impede recognition of the magnitude of the challenge and timely counteraction needed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

Bradshaw

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Beattie

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Front. Conserv. Sci.

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We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention and require urgent action. First, we review the evidence that future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed. The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all its lifeforms—including humanity—is in fact so great that it is difficult to grasp for even well-informed experts. Second, we ask what political or economic system, or leadership, is prepared to handle the predicted disasters, or even capable of such action. Third, this dire situation places an extraordinary responsibility on scientists to speak out candidly and accurately when engaging with government, business, and the public. We especially draw attention to the lack of appreciation of the enormous challenges to creating a sustainable future. The added stresses to human health, wealth, and well-being will perversely diminish our political capacity to mitigate the erosion of ecosystem services on which society depends. The science underlying these issues is strong, but awareness is weak. Without fully appreciating and broadcasting the scale of the problems and the enormity of the solutions required, society will fail to achieve even modest sustainability goals.

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Section: Ecological Overshoot: Population Size and Overconsumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

Bradshaw

Ehrlich

Beattie

et al. 2021

Front. Conserv. Sci.

370

210

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“…(Costanza, 2020, p. 4) Many scholars describe with urgency that the paradigm of capitalism must give way to other ideas if we want to achieve a long-term sustainable economy that operates within safe ecological boundaries (Costanza, 2020). One such possible way to reach a world in equilibrium is by degrowth to a steadystate economy (Blauwhof, 2012;Kallis, Kerschner, & Martinez-Alier, 2012;Neill, 2012;Rees, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Motivating individuals for social transition: The 2-pathway model and experiential strategies for pro-environmental behaviour

Thiermann

Sheate

2020

Ecological Economics

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“…These goals are at the core of the so-called transition toward sustainability, which National Research Council (1999) considered as the ability in responsibly use both natural and human resources simultaneously to "meet the needs of a much larger but stabilizing human population, (…) sustain the life support systems of the planet, and (…) substantially reduce hunger and poverty' ' (p.5). This transition should be based on the disposition to link ecological integrity, societal viability and intergenerational justice (Luederitz et al, 2017), going beyond the traditional developmental policies, promoting a viable growth, possible enhancing well-being and social equality inspired by a qualitative approach to the development (getting better) rather than a quantitative approach (getting bigger) (Giampietro, 2019;Rees, 2020). This offers a good support for food system, considering most of its challenges (e.g., the progressive reduction and elimination of waste and loss, etc.)…”

Section: Circular Strategies and The Transition Of Food Sector Towards Sustainability: A Focus On Waste And Lossmentioning

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The way towards food sustainability: some insights for pasta supply chain

2021

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Over the last decades, circular economy and its implications for sustainability have gained momentum in several socio-economic domains (e.g., academia, industry, politics, society), even though the relationship between them remains poorly understood. This situation has blurred the conceptual definition of both terms, limiting their research and practice effectiveness. To counteract this situation, scholars and policymakers are approaching Circular Economy as able to inspire the development of sustainable development strategies and to increase the sustainability of the current economic system, balancing the need for economic development and the importance of protecting environmental resources and people wellbeing. Drawing on the previous considerations, this study aims to contribute to address this gap, better understanding how a circular economy approach can contribute to challenge the number of sustainability issues that currently affect supply chains. In doing so, the analysis has been focused on the investigation of a specific supply chain, the pasta supply chain. To this end, after a brief theoretical recognition, an interpretative model has been proposed for better recognizing and describing the enhancing actions that—at each supply chain’s stages—can improve process efficiency, output effectiveness and, therefore, the overall sector sustainability. However, it is worth noting that the inherently theoretical nature of the study somewhat limits it; therefore, future empirical research is needed to further test the proposed model, applying it to other real applicative sets.

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Ecological economics for humanity’s plague phase

Cited by 72 publications

References 24 publications

Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

Motivating individuals for social transition: The 2-pathway model and experiential strategies for pro-environmental behaviour

The way towards food sustainability: some insights for pasta supply chain

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