- Saving humanity: here’s a radical approach to building a sustainable and just societyCollectively we are driving Earth and civilisation towards collapse. Human activities have exceeded planetary boundaries. We are changing the climate, losing biodiversity, degrading land, contaminating freshwater, and damaging the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles upon which we all depend.
- The Energy Transition: Overcoming the Non-Technical BarriersPresentation “The Energy Transition: Overcoming the Non-Technical Barriers”. Despite its rapid growth, renewable energy is chasing a retreating target, the continuing growth in energy consumption, much of which is still fossil fuelled. If this consumption growth continues at the pre-pandemic rate, it will be impossible for renewables to replace all fossil fuels by 2050 and the risk of crossing climate tipping points wil increase. Therefore, the rich countries must reduce their energy consumption.
- Coalition, pro-nuclear lobbyists, argue Australia needs nuclear energy; oppose renewables
- The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation | January 2024The path to a sustainable civilisation is to build social movements to pressure government and big business, to weaken the power of vested interests and […] Read More
- Planned degrowth is needed to stop the collapse of civilisation
- Post-Growth Australia Podcast: Fireside chat with Mark Diesendorf
- The authors in conversation: AELA Sep 2023
- Mark Diesendorf – keynote presentation – Melbourne Town Hall – 9 Sept 2023
- UNSW Symposium 2023Presentation slides from Dr Mark Diesendorf and Professor Tommy Wiedmann
- Campaign Strategy for Transformative Democracy: The First StepsMark Diesendorf’s presentation at the Green Institute Conference (PDF)