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My Ecological Backpack

Wuppertal Institut
Wuppertal Institut
Level: beginner
Perspective: Ecological Economics
Topic: Resources, Environment & Climate
Format: Interactive Resource
Link: http://www.ressourcen-rechner.de/?lang=en

With this calculator you can assess the ecological backpack of your lifestyle. The ecological backpack visualizes the weight of all natural raw materials that are needed for our private consumption behavior. This includes all products and their production, use and disposal.

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Tags: climate | consumption | ecological footprint | lifestyle | planetary boundaries | production | resource efficiency | resources | scarcity
Clips on Climate: Ecological Economics
2020
Level: beginner
Clips on Climate: Ecological Economics
Can pluralism in economics be useful to tackle the fight against climate change? How can diversity in methods and ideas allow for a better understanding of the issue of the climate crisis? What solutions do different schools of thought offer to overcome the most pressing challenge of the 21st Century?
Henrika Meyer
Rethinking Economics
Das Ende der fossilen Ära?
2022
Level: beginner
Das Ende der fossilen Ära?
Der Aufstieg des Asset Manager Kapitalismus ändert die Besitzstruktur fossiler Energiekonzerne fundamental. Doch trotz ihrer Exposition gegenüber systemischen Klimarisiken bleiben Asset Manager Akteur*innen des Status Quo, argumentieren Vera Huwe und Stephan Stuckmann zum Auftakt der neuen Economists for Future-Serie.
Vera Huwe und Stephan Stuckmann
Economists for Future
Die verschiedenen Transformationspfade zum 1,5-Grad-Ziel
2020
Level: beginner
Die verschiedenen Transformationspfade zum 1,5-Grad-Ziel
Mit dem Paris-Abkommen von 2015 hat sich die internationale Staatengemeinschaft auf bestimmte Temperaturziele verständigt. Wie diese zu erreichen sind, wird auch eine gesellschaftliche Entscheidung sein.
Sabine Fuss und Michael Jakob
Economist for Future
Towards a post-work future: a necessary agenda to reconcile feminist & ecological concerns with work
2018
Level: beginner
Towards a post-work future: a necessary agenda to reconcile feminist & ecological concerns with work
In this essay the author outlines the basis for embracing a post-work agenda, rooted in an emancipatory potential from the domination of waged work, which could help answer both feminist and ecological concerns with work.
Emilie Tricarico
Exploring Economics

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