The global economy consumes far more resources than the Earth can regenerate or supply. Humanity already consumes 1.6 times more resources than the planet's regenerative capacity. Would you like to find out more? We invite you to a lecture entitled 'What does it mean to live on ecological credit and how can we change this?' by dr Barbara Pawłowska from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk.
We invite you to open meetings in the form of scientific cafes, bringing the scientific activities of university staff closer to a wider audience. This time, on Monday April 25, 2022 at 6 pm, the lecture will be given by dr Barbara Pawlowska, prof. UG from the Department of Transport Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Gdańsk.
Link to the lecture: Click here to join the meeting
Abstract:
The world economy consumes much more resources than the Earth is able to regenerate or supply. Humanity already consumes 1.6 times more resources than the planet's regenerative capacity. This means that almost every country is taking on more and more environmental credit every year.
Since the industrial revolution, the world has developed in a linear model based on the often wasteful exploitation of resources and the production of ever more waste. The ecological footprint determines our impact on the environment. Exactly how many hectares of land and oceans are needed to meet our needs and absorb the waste we produce. We must remember that our impact on the ecosystem depends on billions of our daily decisions. It is very important to make them consciously. Have you ever wondered what your contribution to the size of your ecological footprint is and how you can reduce it?
At the meeting we will talk about topics that are important for implementing the concept of sustainable development and improving our environmental relations, and we will consider how we can improve our ecological footprint and reduce our ecological credit?
These are just some of the questions we will try to answer during the upcoming Science Café.
Those who feel like asking a question can send it by Friday April 22, 2022 to: oblicza.nauki@ug.edu.pl
Link to the lecture: Click here to join the meeting. You can join on your computer or mobile app.
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The project 'Science Clubs at the University of Gdańsk - known and unknown faces of science' is co-financed from the programme 'Social responsibility of science' of the Ministry of Education and Science.