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Kate Raworth is an economist whose research focuses on the unique social and ecological challenges of the twenty-first century. She teaches at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, where she is a Senior Visiting Research Associate, and she is a Senior Associate of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Over the last two decades Kate has worked as Senior Researcher at Oxfam, as a co-author of the UN’s Human Development Report at the United Nations Development ...
Apr 28, 2017 · Image: Kate Raworth and Christian Guthier/The Lancet Planetary Health The hole at the Doughnut’s centre reveals the proportion of people worldwide falling short on life’s essentials, such as food, water, healthcare and political freedom of expression – and a big part of humanity’s challenge is to get everyone out of that hole.
Kate Raworth. BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and MSc in Economics for Development, Oxford University and Honorary Doctorate, Business School Lausanne. Economist focused on exploring the economic mindset needed to address the 21st century’s social and ecological challenges. Career includes working with microentrepreneurs in the ...
Jan 25, 2018 · The Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries Image: Kate Raworth It’s an ambitious goal for our times because, as the red wedges show, we are currently transgressing both the Doughnut’s social and planetary boundaries: billions of people fall short on life’s essentials while we have already overshot at least four planetary boundaries.
May 19, 2020 · Doughnut plan seeks to balance the needs of people and the environment. Amsterdam aims to offer everyone fair social terms within safe ecological limits. The idea was conceived by Kate Raworth, an Oxford University economist. A shortfall of investment in climate action will be a key risk as the world emerges from COVID-19.
Aug 5, 2024 · Why local action is crucial to addressing global climate change. Climate change is a global issue: its effects are not limited by borders. Around the world, communities and collectives are working locally to address their specific circumstances, the changes they’re achieving could offer a scalable blueprint for the planet. Meaningful local ...
Nov 5, 2021 · Kate Raworth’s "Doughtnut Economics" has led to a “Doughtnut Economy Action Lab” where activists can connect, reuse resources and share best practices. Local communities and governments are adopting the doughnut, from Amsterdam to Tokyo.
Sep 21, 2020 · The World Bank estimates that profits generated by the exploitation of non-renewable resources - fossil fuels and minerals - as well as from overharvesting of forests alone contribute to 2.5% to of the global economic output, that is $2.2 trillion. However, in low income countries, this share goes up to 10.7% of GDP, with some countries like ...
Apr 15, 2020 · The COVID-19 lockdown has led to cleaner air, but will do little to address the issue of air pollution in the long run. People living with poor air quality may be more susceptible to this disease, and airborne particulate matter may help to spread the virus. But world leaders now have a chance to plot a different, cleaner future.
Jan 24, 2021 · In April 2020, Amsterdam became the first city in the world to embrace doughnut economics, expounded by UK economist Kate Raworth, as the model for its post-COVID recovery. The inner ring of the doughnut is a social foundation of well-being below which no one should fall.
