On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: new research in Nature Sustainability examining the prospect of collapsing ecosystems (1.45), and a listener question - what are the alternative models to economic growth, and how can we get there (8.05)?

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Links:

Read the Nature Sustainability article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01157-x

Check out Planet B: Everything Must Change here: https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/planet-b/

And grab a copy of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics here: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2650-half-earth-socialism