Phoebe Barnard

Dec 12, 2023 | themessenger.com | Charles Fletcher |Phoebe Barnard

The ongoing United Nation’s annual climate summit, known as COP28, falls at the crossroads of humanity. Still, many don’t yet see it. The year’s news was dominated by climate disasters and wars — two . Will we all, and our leaders, simply accept accelerating dysfunction and decline? Or will we use our still-considerable agency to change ourselves and our systems? By now, we all know the facts. Global carbon emissions rose by over 1% in 2023 — after increases in the previous two years.

Oct 22, 2023 | davidrobie.nz | Mike Joy |Phoebe Barnard

ANALYSIS: By Mike Joy and Phoebe BarnardAs the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it’s clear the various responses over the past half century have largely failed. Our new research argues the priority now should be addressing the real driver of these crises — our own maladaptive behaviours. For at least five decades, scientists have worked to understand and document how human demands exceed Earth’s regenerative capacity, causing “ecological overshoot”.

Oct 18, 2023 | phys.org | Mike Joy |Phoebe Barnard

As the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it's clear the various responses over the past half century have largely failed. Our new research argues the priority now should be addressing the real driver of these crises—our own maladaptive behaviors.

Oct 17, 2023 | theconversation.com | Mike Joy |Phoebe Barnard

As the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it’s clear the various responses over the past half century have largely failed. Our new research argues the priority now should be addressing the real driver of these crises – our own maladaptive behaviours. For at least five decades, scientists have worked to understand and document how human demands exceed Earth’s regenerative capacity, causing “ecological overshoot”.

Sep 20, 2023 | journals.sagepub.com | Joseph Merz |Phoebe Barnard |William E Rees |Dane Smith

For Will Steffen (1947–2023), one of the kindest advocates for our planet in a time of crisis. ‘The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of’.