Limit Screws
Bike derailleurs come with limit screws to stop chain ‘going off the rails’. Unfortunately, humans and societies don’t come with similar, easily adjustable limiting mechanisms.
Tag: sustainability
What We Need
Georgia is littered with plastic bags while NZ has implemented first-in-the-world legislation banning single use plastics. How can we do even better?
Creating connections
How much investment should governments make in creative arts relative to R, S & T? I’m arguing creative arts deserve more.
Can I sell you a bridge?
Can New Zealand afford a new bridge across Auckland harbour? And is such a bridge visionary thinking or an impediment to a sustainable future?
The ladder of luxury
Lawns are a symbol of luxury. Yes, really. Can we free ourselves from chasing appearance of luxury to reduce consumption and simplify our lives?
Travel dilemmas
Travel is one of the best ways of increasing international understanding AND personally contributing to climate change … what to do?
When Things Don’t Work
There’s a world of hidden subsidies out there propping our pleasant first world experience of life
Inappropriate Incentives
Having bought an EV which we can charge off our PV panels, for the first time in my life I almost like driving. But is this a good thing?
Limits to Growth
50 years ago the ‘Limits to Growth’ report predicted collapse of industrialised society in the 21st century, pointing out that infinite growth isn’t possible on a finite planet. We are exactly on track on their collapse trajectory. Can we rethink and embrace the concept of degrowth?
Dear Mike Hosking…
Can cycling be a viable alternative to driving? Media personality Mike Hosking doesn’t think so. I beg to disagree.