Resources
The prospects of climate disruption should spur every business to rethink its strategies and reimagine its mission in light of long-term survival on this planet. That sounds dramatic, but in truth it’s the reality we all face (and often ignore).
We’ll use this page to list useful resources available to businesses and individuals that help guide business transformation and gain more perspective on the challenges that exist.
Steady-State Economy
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein
A powerful indictment of the “free market” ideology and cogent case for restructuring the global economy.
Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources by Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill
Strategies to conserve natural resources, stabilize population, reduce inequality, create jobs, and restructure the financial system.
GrowthBusters: A non-profit organization providing perspectives on economic growth, overpopulation, overconsumption, and urban growth.
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken
The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers.
350: 350 is building a future that’s just, prosperous, equitable, and safe from the effects of climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists: Scientists, engineers, economists, activists, and everyday people using science to protect health, safety, and environment.
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economists by Kate Raworth
A playfully serious approach to meeting the needs of all within the needs of the planet.
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy: A non-profit organization promoting the transition from unsustainable growth to a steady-state economy.
“We can just as easily have an economy that is based on healing the future instead of stealing it.”
“Our economic activity is at war with the planet.”
“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.”