Archive for Lectures by Feasta members
The twilight of the age of growth
A talk by David Korowicz to be given at The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle/ Gateshead, UK on Fri 21 Dec 2012 at 13:30 as part of The Festival of the Apocalypse developed by artists Walker & Bromwich.
Permaculture Design Certificate Course
From crisis to resilience: rethinking Ireland’s economic future
Low External Input Agriculture: the only road to a sustainable food supply – April 28th
2010 International Conference on Sustainability -Interactions between energy, economy, & the environment
This conference included David Korowicz of Feasta among its speakers (and Richard Douthwaite via 2-way link). Videos of the talks wil be available shortly.
Date and Time: Nov 12-Nov 14 2010
Venue: Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
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Politics of the 21st Century: Reviving the Commons for the Benefit of all
In this talk ecological economist Brian Davey, member of Feasta, demonstrated how many problems can be traced back to the mismanagement of common resources and argue for a new politics for the commons. What can be done given that rentier interests are so influential behind the scenes in the political system?
Can we find a new form of management, propertising without privatising, and managing the commons in the interests of all?
Curing the Climate: It’s not just about cutting fossil fuels, you know
An evening of presentations and discussion, chaired by Molly Walsh of Friends of the Earth.
The international effort to prevent catastrophic climate change has concentrated on carbon dioxide reductions and other possible part-solutions such as reducing black carbon have been ignored. Richard Douthwaite of Feasta presented the case for a more diversified approach to the climate crisis and, in a second presentation, Corinna Byrne of the Carbon Cycles and Sinks Network set out ways in which changes in the way the land is used can remove some of the carbon already in the air.…
Thoughts on the Edge of Collapse – David Korowicz
Date and Time: Sat 26th June, 1pm
Venue: St Kieran’s Hall,
Cloughjordan, Ireland.
Part of the Cloughjordan Festival.…
On the Precipice – David Korowicz
Date and Time: Sunday 29th November at 2pm
Venue: The Collective Gallery, Cockburn St, Edinburgh, Scotland (part of the Bank of Reason event)
The transition to low carbon: policy frameworks and community action
Date and Time: 20-21 November 2009
Venue: Discovery Centre, Winchester, UK
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Including presentations by Feasta members:
- Richard Douthwaite (Feasta) Why Cap Emissions if Peak Oil is Coming Anyway?
- Brian Davey (Cap + Share UK) Climate Policy under Conditions of Contraction: When Complex Solutions Go Pear Shaped
- Richard Douthwaite (Feasta) How a community can fund its own energy supply …
Ceiliúradh ’09: Building Sustainable Communities
Date and Time: 10am Wednesday 28th – 5:30pm Thursday 29th October 2009
Venue: Tipperary Institute, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Presentation by Richard Douthwaite on Local Economy.
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Things Fall Apart: Talk by David Korowicz
Over on the Oil Drum website you can now download a presentation given by Feasta’s David Korowicz at the ASPO/Oil Drum conference in Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. The talk is entitled “Things Fall Apart: Complexity, Supply Chains, Infrastructure & Collapse“…























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