Andy Stirling, STEPS Director and Alister Scott, visiting fellow at SPRU, have an article up at Project Syndicate (and on the Al Jazeera website) on recent technological disasters (Fukushima, BP…
RISKY ADVICE AND UNCERTAINTY
DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, NETWORKS AND NATIONS
By Melissa Leach, STEPS Centre director A new report by the Royal Society surveys the global scientific landscape in 2011, noting the shift to an increasingly multipolar world underpinned by…
‘Geoengineering the Climate – Science, Governance & Uncertainty’
‘Geoengineering the Climate – Science, Governance & Uncertainty’ is a report published by the Royal Society in September 2009.
International Space Station (ISS)
The start of construction of the International Space Station (ISS)
DILEMMAS IN THE SEARCH FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES
By Adrian Smith, STEPS Centre member This post is also available in Spanish at the Tecnologias Sociales blog. Observing national innovation policies around the world, one is struck by some…
TRANSITIONS: HOW GOOD IDEAS GO GLOBAL
Traditional forms of energy supply are being challenged. Photo: Gas meter dials by Leo Reynolds on Flickr (Creative Commons) By Adrian Smith, STEPS Centre member How does a new way…
SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES
There’s an interview with Adrian Smith, STEPS Centre Research Fellow, about “social technologies and niches for sustainable transformation” in the September edition of Saber Cómo (the monthly newsletter of the…
MANIFESTO: ILSE OOSTERLAKEN BLOGS
Ilse Oosterlaken of 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology in the Netherlands (and convenor of The Hague roundtable in November) has blogged about the launch of the New Manifesto: Is this…
MANIFESTO ON FILM
The launch of Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto at the Royal Society in London yesterday was captured on video and photograph. The links to the video will appear here…
VIDEO: ADRIAN ELY EXPLAINS THE MANIFESTO PROJECT
Innovation, Development, Sustainability: A New Manifesto is launched to day at the Royal Society in London with 200 deelgates and a packed programme of debate. Here, Adrian Ely, the project’s…