One of the most difficult things to grasp with climate change’s complexity has been to make people perceive how limited the planetary resources are. Especially in wealthy countries where we are still very protected from climate change side effects already ongoing elsewhere, right?
The entire so called "Industrial Revolution" based on fossil fuels exploitation created a growth that is clearly not infinite. As a consequence, one of the first parameter to re-think from scratch is economy and that’s obviously not easy nor happening within a day.
In 2012, at Oxford University, the economist Kate Raworth came up with a visual model to help us perceive better and differently what a new economic model based on the planet’s limits could be. That’s the doughnut economics model.
Adopted by many, the doughnut model is more like a roadmap. Any structure can use it as a compass to create the most sustainable development.
"Humanity’s 21st century challenge is to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet. In other words, to ensure that no one falls short on life’s essentials (from food and housing to healthcare and political voice), while ensuring that collectively we do not overshoot our pressure on Earth’s life-supporting systems, on which we fundamentally depend – such as a stable climate, fertile soils, and a protective ozone layer. The Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries is a new framing of that challenge, and it acts as a compass for human progress this century."
We’ll explore this model together during this Eco-Impact event organized on November 23d, 5-7pm with Platform 6 and the support of Tampere City.
Venue: Åkerlundinkatu 8
The conversation will be livestreamed and the link is here.
Fb page of the event here
You’re very welcome to our space of safe and creative conversation about a topic that matters to us all.
Please only join the in-person event if you are in good health and show absolutely no signs of illness. We will maintain social distancing and follow all Covid safety guidelines. Welcome!
More info about the doughnut economics in English here, in Finnish here.
