30 July 2021 UK fisheries and offshore wind in competition - comments by the NFFO on the net zero ambitions. Tradeoffs! Also, doom. And we haven’t even got to the salmon that are melting. Dancing with systems - LONG-READ - Donella Meadows summarizes fourteen points of general “systems wisdom” she absorbed while modeling complex systems and … Continue reading 3or5 on fisheries vs wind, dancing with systems, toolkits
3or5 on juice, infrastructure, dark convenience
5 August 2021 Juice isn't worth the squeeze: Despite a brief uptick in fruit juice sales last year (Vitamin C for immunity, more time for breakfast), the category has the same long-term decline as sugary cereals. Big Beverage has responded to customers’ aversion to “-ose” ingredients by shifting away from sweet drinks and toward seltzers, … Continue reading 3or5 on juice, infrastructure, dark convenience
3or5 on typology of mechanisms for food, order of systems change, covid explainer
15 March 2022 Kelly Parsons – typology of mechanisms for connecting food policy – see page 8 and the examples in the table on page 6. This paper analysing the transformative potential of major food system report recommendations. See for order of systems change, their framework on food systems leverage points. Chatham House’s new ‘explainer’ … Continue reading 3or5 on typology of mechanisms for food, order of systems change, covid explainer
World Food Day 2020 and Pakistan’s Future Generations
It’s high time for Pakistanis to recognize a distressing truth. We have committed a great injustice to our future generations. In the clearest of terms: we are systematically destroying their (already dwindling) chances of a good, decent, and enjoyable life. Now that we’ve set the grim stage for this article, a couple of necessary … Continue reading World Food Day 2020 and Pakistan’s Future Generations
What we miss when we talk about trade-offs
What do we want from the systems so intricately woven through our lives? Which systemic outcomes are in whose interests? What are we trading off when we design necessary transformations? It is clear that profoundly difficult questions about trade-offs need answers. Our systems are failing a frightening proportion of humanity and our current trajectory will … Continue reading What we miss when we talk about trade-offs
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