- Earth Overshoot Day (1/3)[Dave Sanderson, 8 August 2016]
- Should we be worrying about the global population? (2/3) [Dave Sanderson, 9 August 2016]
- Does the economy need a growing population? (3/3) [Dave Sanderson, 10 August 2016]
- Yes, population does matter, but we need to focus on individual consumption [Andy Hunter-Rossall, The Green Economy, 13 August 2016]
- George Monbiot Q&A: live! [George Monbiot, Guardian Live, 16 September 2016]
- The Anthropocene Crisis [Written by John Bellamy Foster. This article is adapted from the foreword to Ian Angus,Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System (Monthly Review Press, 2016).]
2.3: Understanding complex systems
2.4: Resilience and tipping points
2.5: Critical loads and vulnerability
- The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust [Tim Maughan, BBC – Future, 2 April 2015]
2.6: Planetary boundaries and ecological footprint analysis
- We are in ecological overshoot. Industrial strategy can provide a way out [Andrew Simms, The Guardian, 12 August 2016] – Humanity’s demands on the planet are unsustainable. A policy of investment in renewable energy, green jobs and zero-emission housing is needed
- The Overshoot Olympics: a world record we must not break [Luke Nicholls, Edie, 10 August 2016] – We humans have now used up all of the Earth’s resources for 2016 and are overexploiting the planet at a faster rate than ever before.
- George Monbiot Q&A: live! [George Monbiot, Guardian Live, 16 September 2016]
2.9: Common property resources and the ‘tragedy of the commons’
