Submission on the Irish National Risk Assessment’s Draft List of Strategic Risks 2023

We welcome the opportunity to contribute to this consultation, particularly since it arises from the Department of the Taoiseach’s recognition of the need to...

Mining, minerals and limits: grounding the green transition

Online event, Wednesday February 1, 7:30pm Irish timeHosted by CAIM, Futureproof Clare and Feasta Please scroll down to view the videos from this event.  Irish State...

Podcast: Wellbeing frameworks – challenges and progress

Caroline Whyte Seán Ó Conláin In our Bridging the Gaps podcast series, the hosts, Seán O’Conláin and Caroline Whyte, explore a range of topics with guests...

Bridging the Gaps 2023: podcasts on ecology, health, well-being….

Caroline Whyte Seán Ó Conláin In our Bridging the Gaps podcast series, the hosts, Seán O’Conláin and Caroline Whyte, explore a range of topics with guests...

Update from the Wellbeing Economy Ireland Hub

Happy New Year! Below is a brief roundup of the Wellbeing Economy Ireland Hub‘s activities over the past few months. We have a lot planned for 2023,...

Another Teachable Moment from the Return of the Trillion Dollar Coin

Here at FEASTA we believe in recycling. And we have occasionally recycled (republished) old blogs when history repeats itself or comes close enough. In this...

2022 round-up, and appeal: please help Feasta to shift the economic narrative further in...

The turbulence of the past year has made it clearer than ever that our growth-fixated, resource-squandering, and savagely unjust economy is neither viable nor desirable....

COP-27 Reflections: Loss and Damage, and Cap and Share

The COP-27 climate conference in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt ended a few weeks ago.  FEASTA provided badges to several youth activists to attend and gain entry...

Aggregate green growth is a mirage: we need to take a more scientific approach...

Caroline Whyte argues that there are plenty of measures that could be taken to help Ireland’s economy to become more vibrant, fair and...

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This presentation given by Caroline Whyte to the UCC Economics and Environmental Societies on October 28 includes an overview of the reasons why a...

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