Archive for Project-Related Documents
Revolution Justified: Review
Cap and Share in India (from Sharing for Survival)
Ignorance by Consensus
New book from Smart Taxes: The Fair Tax – supported by history, agreed by economists, feared by the 1%
Cap and Share in Pictures (from Sharing for Survival)
The Lot of the Currency Designer
Climate Change and Peak Oil: two sides of the same coin?
This talk given by David Knight on July 4th describes three possible future scenarios: runaway climate change; collapse triggered by peak oil; and “green future”. He takes into account recent claims that peak oil can be postponed by the adoption of unconventional methods of oil production, and he concludes by presenting a wish list of actions by governments and citizens. Trade Off: Financial system supply-chain cross contagion – a study in global systemic collapse
This new study by David Korowicz explores the implications of a major financial crisis for the supply-chains that feed us, keep production running and maintain our critical infrastructure. He uses a scenario involving the collapse of the Eurozone to show that increasing socio-economic complexity could rapidly spread irretrievable supply-chain failure across the world. Preface to Sharing for Survival
Brian Davey’s preface to our new book Sharing for Survival: Restoring the Climate, the Commons and Society describes climate change as a ‘wicked problem’, with no single, clear solution. The book therefore presents a patchwork-quilt-style diversity of responses to climate mitigation. Although the authors may differ in the specifics of what they suggest, they are united by their concern for effectiveness and equity. Fracking good or fracking bad?
At the Feasta climate weekend in Wales last month David Knight gave a presentation on ‘fracking’: the use of unconventional methods for extracting natural gas. Fracking has become the subject of much controversy on both sides of the Atlantic as the energy industry lobbies for its widespread adoption. Knight discussed its viability in terms of energy return on investment, its potential as a pollutant and its effect on climate change. You can download his powerpoint slides from this site now, along with the script he used while giving the presentation. Currency Resilience and Transition
I attended the recent Transition Networks one day conversation in London on ‘Peak Money and Economic Resilience’. Prompted by the event, I have contributed some thoughts on the fundamental objectives of a local exchange currency – increasing both the proportion of trade that is locally-based, and overall liquidity – and on how these might best be achieved. 


























Recent Comments