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What future do we want?

By Mathis Wackernagel The radical slowdown of the global economy, due to humanity’s efforts to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, has reduced carbon emissions and resource demand significantly over the last months. This has led to a temporary... Read More

OOOM: Mathis Wackernagel: Ist COVID-19 positiv für unsere Umwelt?

Brauchen wir immer Krisen oder Katastrophen um umzudenken? Mathis Wackernagel gilt als einer der globalen Vordenker im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit, der Schweizer Wissenschaftler erfand den „ökologischen Fußabdruck“ als Maßeinheit für Ressourcenverbrauch. Im OOOM.TV-Interview sagt der Präsident des Global Footprint Network mit... Read More

What COVID-19 teaches us about resource security

When hospitals in a high-income country like Italy quickly became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients last February and as tensions were mounting over a shortage of sanitary masks with neighboring European countries like France, many of us suddenly encountered what our... Read More