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Do the show’s fans secretly identify with the characters’ pursuit of power and pleasure?
Paying for the true cost of consumption could help grow the economy.
Learning about the history of public executions offers insight into our contemporary appetite for – and apathy towards – the suffering of others.
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.
A 1972 report warned that unchecked consumption could crater the world economy by 2100. Fifty years and much debate later, can humanity innovate quickly enough to avoid that fate?
The number of people who die from climate change each year is roughly the same as the number of people who die from tobacco use.
Meat has been a marker of class and gender divides, sparked scientific revolutions and has been at the centre of wars.
Learning about sustainable development and consumption should not be limited to particular disciplines like those in the sciences and technologies.
A big part of coming to terms with consumption and climate change involves acknowledging the inordinate consumption and climate impact of the wealthy.
Have you ever bought an item and then just not gotten around to using it because the time never felt right? New studies suggest an explanation for what researchers call nonconsumption.
The pandemic has people spending more time online for school, socializing and work. To maintain a healthy relationship with social media, people should manage their online time and activities.
The English economist’s views on “animal spirits” are vital to understanding his work.
Demand would shift from luxuries to necessities.
You might be surprised to find yourself in the company of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the world’s richest 1%. This has big implications for planetary survival.
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.
Our species has far exceeded its fair share of the planetary bounty, and Brown is right to call for the global population to peak.
According to new research, the demand for products with cultural connotations can result from an appreciation of the culture in question, a desire for discovery… and its simple omnipresence.
‘Nostalgic consumption’ has been on the rise throughout lockdown bringing us the comfort and certainty of better times. But can we use it to build a more sustainable future?
Top contributors
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Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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PhD student in nutrition and health economics, Paris School of Economics – École d'économie de Paris
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Professor of Sustainable Development, Michigan State University
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Professor of Public Ethics, Centre for Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
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Director, Master of Business Administration (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University
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Industry fellow, Graduate School of Business, Deakin University
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Honorary Professor, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University
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Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Urbanism, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sustainable Urban Precincts Project, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Institute for Social Participation, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
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ARC Australian Professorial Fellow, University of Adelaide
