Juliet Schor explores the urgent need to address the ecological crisis by fundamentally shifting our economic focus from growth to sustainability. Schor sheds light on the relationship between extreme inequality and climate breakdown, highlighting how unequal power structures prevent climate action. Drawing from her research, Schor argues for reduced work hours, increased leisure time, and a focus on community well-being as a practical and realistic alternative to the unsustainable growth-driven model of capitalism. Discover how a shorter working week can significantly benefit well-being, productivity, and the environment by reducing global carbon emissions. Tune in to learn how you can work less, relax more, and contribute to saving the planet.
Juliet Schor, an economist and Sociology Professor at Boston College, focuses on work, consumption, and climate change. Schor’s most recent project is researching trials of companies who are implementing four day workweeks organised by the non-profit 4 Day Week Global.
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This episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace.
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