Deforestation and Planetary Boundaries: COVID-19 as a Tipping Point for Civilisational Crisis

Posted on9th November 20209th November 2020AuthorSchumacher Institute

The Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems is launching its new report at an exclusive event on 12th November – see here. The report by leading systems theorist, environment journalist and Schumacher Institute Fellow, Dr Nafeez Ahmed, is titled ‘Deforestation…

Schumacher Lectures 2020 the new flowering

Posted on20th June 20201st July 2020AuthorSchumacher Institute

We are hosting online lectures this year giving new generations of sustainability thinkers and practitioners a platform. This promises to be an exciting series of talks. They will take place on each day of the week commencing 6th July. The…

Cafe System Change – Issue 2

Posted on8th May 20198th May 2019AuthorSchumacher Institute

Announcing a lighter companion to our System Change journal. The second issue is now available: Please see the first copy :…

Our Conference – 9th May

Posted on20th March 201927th March 2019AuthorSchumacher Institute

Systems Connections: the Wellbeing Economy and Climate Emergency “Our climate is changing faster than we are. We need to speed up. The Rapid Transition Alliance is a new, global initiative learning from where, when and how good things happen quickly”.…

New paper on renewable energy

Posted on9th January 201910th January 2019AuthorSchumacher Institute

What can be done to increase the share of electricity generated by renewable energy installations? Read this policy briefing from Jonathan Moss: …

Research papers available

Posted on3rd August 20183rd August 2018AuthorSchumacher Institute

Our latest set of papers from our fellow, interns and volunteers are now published here. A good example is an essay on the German energy transition and climate change: ‘Germany – Climate change hero or hypocrite?’ by Jonathan Moss.…

10th Anniversary Impact Appeal

Posted on8th May 20188th May 2018AuthorSchumacher Institute

We already provide free, online resources through our Systems Learning website and our open access journal System Change. To improve our impact please read our – thank you.…

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