From Miserable Pedagogies to Anthropocene Intelligence for Universities in the Meta-Crisis Check out new publication, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australian-journal-of-environmental-education/article/from-miserable-pedagogies-to-anthropocene-intelligence-for-universities-in-the-metacrisis/3F88B03A8ADBE857E634642A21BE6946

https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/311-putting-it-together-part-two/

Freshwater package 3 draft (1) Mike JoyDownload

Biophysical limits are real and non-negotiable – they simply cannot be compromised, regardless of whether the extraction is for ‘carbon-free energy’ or anything else. The goal of electrification to address climate change is laudable. The problem is that it’s being seen in isolation, ignoring the reality that climate change is just one of a raft... Continue Reading →

The proposed Regulatory Standards Bill, as outlined in the Discussion Document (Ministry for Regulation, 2024a), should not be enacted. It suffers from many (but not all) of the serious flaws which dogged previous versions of the Bill over recent decades, and which contributed to these versions being repeatedly and conclusively rejected by decision-makers. Jonathan Boston... Continue Reading →

Read about the 'under the radar' shift away from academics speaking truth to power and industry funding means pro industry teaching and research and the demise of academic freedom https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article/view/9328

https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/pq/article/view/9630 too many cows PQDownload

https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2024/08/20/287-the-mythology-of-growth/?page_id=43232

the slides from my recent presentation at Te herenga waka Victoria University Wellington energy net zero food and tooth fairy dept seminar 24Download