Is Economics Education Fit for the 21st Century?

More than 15 yrs after the 2007/8 GFC, Rethinking Economics England & Wales - the student movement that swept the UK (and many parts of the world) calling for a drastic overhaul of the econ curriculum - reports its findings.

rethinkeconomics.org/2024/05/01/is-…

The US Society for #EcologicalEconomics proudly presents a seminar by David Murphy: 'Harmonized EROI Estimates and What They Mean for the Energy Transition.'
Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 12:00 PM ET on Zoom.
Free registration at:
acphs.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

With great sadness, we report the death of John Proops, founding member and former president of the International Society for Ecological Economics, author of 'Ecological Economics: Concepts and Methods' and many other scholarly articles on ecological economics.

Iceland has figured out how to use almost 100% of every fish caught — not just the filet. By making things like leather, it’s increased the value of an Atlantic cod from about $15 to over $5,000. Can this approach help the struggling #GreatLakes fishery?

greatlakesnow.org/2024/04/points…

Join us TOMORROW, at PCES' report launch:

Is Economics Education Fit for the 21st Century?

Limited tickets remaining, sign up for free:
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Welcome back, Gabby!

'Under the plan, coal plants that are slated to operate through or beyond 2039 must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 90 percent by 2032.'
E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal Burning Power Plants nytimes.com/2024/04/25/cli…

🐳The USSEE Book Club will discuss The Value of A Whale: On the Illusions of Green Capitalism on Tuesday 4/23 at 3:00 PM. Join us for a robust discussion! Free registration at the link below.
acphs.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Forty-odd years after neoliberalism took hold it’s clear it doesn’t work. In fact, it never had either a robust theory or the data to back up its claims. Time to introduce a new, more freeing capitalism that allows all people to live up to their potential. That’s what I do in my

In case you missed it...
Here's Josh Farley explaining why Herman Daly is among the inaugural group of #USSEE Honorary Fellows!
youtu.be/_vLBiqdMJqI

#EarthDay2024

Gaylord Nelson US Senator & Governor 54 yrs ago founded Earth Day 🌎 creating a new wave of environmentalism

He says we have the power to #saveourplanet

Are we able? Yes

Are we willing?

That is the question ⁉️

Especially with the growing #climatechange denial

Happening at 12:00 noon EDT today. Please join us!

Check out this incredible webinar from Regenerative Economics for Secondary Schools. Find out more about how you can include regenerative economics in your curriculum!
Event is Friday, April 26 · 5 - 5:45am EDT
eventbrite.de/e/regenerative…

This is big: A new article in nature shows that already at current emissions, 'the world economy is committed to an income reduction of 19% within the next 26 years independent of future emission choices.'

This is a GDP loss of almost one fifth.
nature.com/articles/s4158…