William E Rees

Jan 13, 2025 | dwfoxtucker.com.au | William E Rees

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Jul 11, 2024 | resilience.org | William E Rees

This article is divided into three parts. Part 1 is the scene-setter, a rundown of humanity’s overshoot predicament and how we got into it. Part 2 chronicles my career-long response to understanding overshoot from an ecological perspective. If you’re still with me for Part 3, I share a few lessons learned and offer some advice for coping with the challenges of both knowing about and experiencing the consequences of overshoot. Part 1.

Jul 7, 2024 | lacasademitia.es | William E Rees

07 de julio de 2024 (22:46 h.) Por qué las grandes ciudades no sobrevivirán al siglo XXI - por William E.

Mar 6, 2024 | theconversation.com | William E Rees

At a recent election rally in South Carolina, Donald Trump said he would “encourage” aggressors such as Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to Nato allies he considers to have not met their financial obligations. Trump’s comments, however offensive, may merely be an electoral strategy. Why should, say, a South Carolinian citizen see their taxes go towards defending faraway lands, especially if they believe these partners are not willing to pay equally?

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’.