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What Should Circular Economy Be About

For more than a decade, the circular economy has been presented as the antidote to our wasteful, take-make-dispose economic model. Governments have embraced it, businesses have adopted it as part of their sustainability strategies, and consumers have become familiar with concepts like recycling, repair, and eco-design. Yet something feels incomplete. Despite countless policies, reports, and corporate commitments, global resource consumption continues to rise. Recycling rates … Continue reading What Should Circular Economy Be About

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Climate Denial as a Political Strategy: How Populism Exploits Psychology to Block Change

The debate over climate change has long moved beyond scientific consensus. Today, denying climate change is not just a fringe belief—it is a deliberate political strategy, carefully crafted to build consensus by exploiting deep-seated psychological mechanisms. This is the argument put forward by Alon Tal and Shlomit Paz in their recent article for Nature Climate Change. Their analysis reveals how populist movements weaponize distrust, identity, … Continue reading Climate Denial as a Political Strategy: How Populism Exploits Psychology to Block Change