by Halina Brown | Feb 22, 2022 | Blog
This blog is a part of the Frontier Series, a collaboration between SCORAI and the Hot or Cool Institute that brings you lessons learned, personal experiences and insights from the cutting edge of climate and sustainability research and practice. I live in Newton,...
by Halina Brown | Feb 22, 2021 | Webinar Series 2020/2021
There is a wide agreement, and even exhortations, that civil society and municipal government need to collaborate in planning for climate action and for implementing it. In this webinar I will talk about such a collaboration, and what it takes to make it work. My...
by Halina Brown | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog
September 23, 2020. Kaddish was said today in the grand hall the U.S. Justice Department, the first time such words to be heard in the history of that building. Over the next few days, we will hear a great deal about the life and achievements of this incredible woman...
by Halina Brown | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog
Why I think that Universal Basic Services is a preferable option over Universal Basic Income The idea of Universal Basic Income has recently gained much attention among scholars and social activists. I am however skeptical about this model of societal progress. The...
by Halina Brown | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog
The big questions on many minds are: will the current health and economic crises have a lasting effect on future consumption? Will they affect the forces driving overconsumption? Could there be a systemic change towards a less consumption-focused society? We focus...