Agriculture is interlocked with issues of biosafety and nature conservation (together: ABC). Learning one’s ABC requires a variety of disciplines which, however, rarely link up in a more systemic perspective. What requires further unpacking is the socio-ecology of...
Category: Consumption
(Re)making infrastructures in response to sustainability and climate emergencies: Challenges, strategies, and opportunities
On the 30th of June 2022, Torik Holmes, from the Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI), Carla De Laurentis and Rebecca Windemer (both from the University of the West of England) hosted an in-person workshop on infrastructures and climate emergencies. The event drew...
Hidden infrastructures of decarbonisation
As many of us start to travel again more for work after a couple of years of not doing so, and as the climate crisis continues to unfold further, limiting flying has become even more urgent. For those of us in academia, this is particularly so since air travel...
Imagined futures of consumption: Lay expectations and speculations
Imagined futures of consumption have played a central role politically and economically since the end of the Second World War.
The real story behind the huge crowds gathered at iPhone launches
Apple’s special edition iPhone X release – what sane person would queue overnight for an over-priced, at best incrementally-changed gadget?