A Reflection by Dr. Theresia Bilola My research into the sustainable development goals has highlighted something intriguing. Some of the goals are the most challenging for industrialized countries to reach. More specifically industrialized countries struggle to ensure that their consumption and production patterns are sustainable. What is the root cause of this ‘struggle’ and who…
Category: Environment
Are academic contradictions derailing the sustainability train?
Sustainability is a useful buzzword. Despite the current turbulence, it is one of the few things a vast majority of people seem to agree with; that we are not living sustainably. However, there is a nuanced and disturbing part to such a view. Not everyone consumes unsustainably. In the past decades, some had little to…