Prof Dame Henrietta L. Moore & Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: "Rethinking planetary prosperity: are we measuring what we value?"
3 June 2021
The recently published Dasgupta Review has made a strong call for the fundamental rebuilding of economic models in ways that inherently value Nature.
These are welcome findings, coming at a time when existing economic structures, extractive systems and patterns of consumption are eroding ecological resilience and exceeding planetary limits.
Yet the imperative for new economies that value biodiversity and ecosystem health as foundational for human wellbeing leaves us with a host of challenges and opportunities centred on how we may best build alternative economic infrastructures in inclusive and sustainable ways. This endeavour is unavoidably bound up with questions of how different communities understand social and ecological prosperity and how this should be researched and measured.
Grounded in the innovative research of the Institute for Global Prosperity at UCL, this discussion between Professor Dame Henrietta L. Moore and Professor Sir Charles Godfray takes stock of how research traditions within the social sciences that are attuned to the diversity of human livelihoods, value systems and collaborative research methods are of urgent necessity for designing new socio-natural economies and planetary prosperity for all.
Institute for Government - Public Services Conference
12 Nov. 2024
Experts from policy, politics, and research examined the challenges facing Britain’s core public services from criminal justice to the NHS, at the Institute for Government Public Services Conference.
Henrietta was on the panel ‘Funding public services: What do spending plans mean for performance?’
The 19th Pembroke College William Pitt Seminar - ‘Boomer or Bust? Addressing Intergenerational Conflict’
18 Oct. 2024
The 19th William Pitt Seminar considered how to bridge the divide between young and old to create a fairer and more successful society.
Henrietta talked about the importance of social solidarity, collaboration, why we need to think differently about the economy to improve the state of life for older and younger generations in the UK.
She also highlighted how the UCL Citizen Science Academy is providing opportunities for young people and changing the way research is being conducted with ordinary citizens embedded in our research teams.