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War, huh, what is it good for….?

According to Edwin Starr, “absolutely nothing” but when we present our work on the influential role of the World Wars in the culmination of the first deep transition, we keep being asked the same question: “So, you’re saying that we need a war then?”   It seems the question is asked in relation to two…
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Deep Transitions Project Findings: The Great Debate

As the initial research phase of the Deep Transitions project nears the end, the research team invites a wider academic audience to critically scrutinise their findings and emerging ideas in a three-day virtual workshop on 18-20 May 2020. The workshop marks the beginning of the next project phase, presenting the insights to a wider academic…
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The Deep Transition Futures Project: Investing in Transformation

  The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that over the next 15 years an annual investment of $6.9 trillion in energy, transport, building and water systems is necessary to meet the requirements of a 2-degree scenario as set in the Paris Agreement. Even higher investments will be needed to address the loss…
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Deep Transitions Workshop May 2020: A Great Debate

As the initial research phase of the DeepTransitions project nears the end, the research team is inviting a wider academic audience to critically scrutinise their findings and emerging ideas in a three-day virtual workshop on 18-20 May 2020.   The workshop marks the beginning of the next project phase, presenting the insights to a wider…