The overarching goal of Indigenous cultural practices is to prevent the overconsumption of resources that underpins society’s throwaway culture.
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The countries that accumulate the most wealth are also the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Tackling overconsumption would make it possible to reach the desired goal of zero emissions sooner.
Australians buy so much stuff that they have run out of space in their homes for it all, so storage businesses are booming.
As living standards rise, we could see smaller populations but much bigger ecological impacts.
Halloween has become yet another consumption ritual – but you can choose to celebrate it sustainably.
Used clothes are being repurposed but with fresh fashionable spins.
New research shows that humans don’t necessarily have unlimited wants, and that an ‘ideal life’ costs less than you might think.
The Doomsday Clock has never before been as close to midnight as it is now. There is scant hope of it winding back on its 75th anniversary.
These shows treat the symptoms of overconsumption but not the causes.
A big part of coming to terms with consumption and climate change involves acknowledging the inordinate consumption and climate impact of the wealthy.
Humanity is destroying Earth’s ability to support complex life. But coming to grips with the magnitude of the problem is hard, even for experts.
If the tourism minister is worried about the wider social, economic and environmental impacts of visitors, he’d be better off banning cruise ships, not backpackers.
Our species has far exceeded its fair share of the planetary bounty, and Brown is right to call for the global population to peak.
Reducing our intake of discretionary foods such as cakes, biscuits, pizza and hot chips is the best way we can make our diets more sustainable.
It is easy for people in the industrialised world to blame population growth elsewhere for environmental damage. But increased consumption is just as important – if more confronting.
Putting all of our eggs in the net zero basket is merely kicking the can down the road.
The cost of land and, in turn, housing forces people to buy into the rules of market capitalism, making it very hard to ‘downshift’ from consumer lifestyles. But what if we rethink public housing?
Beloved film director Agnès Varda died at age 90, on March 29th. She was a pioneer of French New Wave cinema and admired for her ability to understand time and see beauty outside of mechanical norms.
Australian cities are world-leading – in the worst sense – for resource use and greenhouse emissions. China-born residents have embraced these consumption patterns, which is bad news for the planet.
Is 3D printing better for the environment than conventional manufacturing? The jury is still out.
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Honorary Professor, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Urbanism, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Social Innovation, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Denver
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President, Center for Conservation Biology, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor in Additive Manufacturing Management, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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Professor of Tourism, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
