Iain Walker

4 weeks ago | thetawnyfrogmouth.com.au | Elizabeth Farrelly |Iain Walker

Paradise on earth? Our recent What’s Next? forum in Mona Vale almost had us convinced that, as several speakers insisted, the Northern Beaches is pretty much it. Even here, though, housing is becoming unaffordable, public transport is difficult, climate change increasingly threatens coastal erosion, storm surges and fire. So change must come. We think the best way to shape that change is to access the deep popular wisdom via a Citizens’ Assembly. What is a Citizens’ Assembly?

Mar 13, 2024 | jpost.com | Iain Walker

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives regular criticism for failing to share the plan for Gaza after the military role concludes. The lack of an official position on this subject could stem from the fact that all over options are unattractive, and so a new approach is required. Israel as an occupying force is undesirable, it would draw global criticism and simply push off the problem to a later date. Equally, traditional electoral democracy is an unworkable option.

Nov 30, 2023 | standard-journal.com | Iain Walker

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Nov 11, 2023 | wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rebecca Blackburn |Zoe Leviston |Iain Walker |Ashley Schram

1 INTRODUCTION Overconsumption by the wealthy is the biggest cause and accelerator of global environmental destruction (Wiedmann et al., 2020) and has negated environmental gains from recent growth in renewables (Dyrstad et al., 2019). Unabated, technological improvements will be insufficient to prevent climate change, making it imperative to reduce consumption (Parrique et al., 2019).

Oct 19, 2023 | standard-journal.com | Iain Walker

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