Andrew Simms is an author, analyst and co-director of the New Weather Institute. He is a research associate with the Centre for Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex and Fellow at the New Economics Foundation.[1]
Andrew Simms
Born
1965
Andrew Simms advocates the notion of ecological debt as an illustration of the degree to which economies operate beyond environmental thresholds,[2] and initiated the annual marking of the day when the world is estimated to enter 'overshoot'.[3]
Andrew Simms also served as Policy Director for ten years, Communications Director, and established the Climate Change Programme for the foundation. He co-authored The Green New Deal and co-founded the Green New Deal Group,[4] the climate campaign onehundredmonths.org [5] and cooperative think tank the New Weather Institute.[6] He was a Principal Speaker of the Green Party.[7]
A political economist and environmentalist, Simms studied at the London School of Economics for a master's degree in development and international political economy, and has written a number of reports on climate change, globalisation and localisation, development issues, debt (conventional and ecological debt), finance and banking, corporate accountability, genetic engineering and food security. He coined the term 'clone towns' to describe the economic and homogenising effects of chain retailers on town centres.[8]
Publicationsedit
Simms is the author of several books including:
Ecological Debt: The Health of the Planet & the Wealth of Nations (2005, 2009) Pluto Press
Tescopoly: How one shop came out on top and why it matters (2007)
Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth? (co-author)(2008)
andrew, simms, author, analyst, director, weather, institute, research, associate, with, centre, global, political, economy, university, sussex, fellow, economics, foundation, born1965, advocates, notion, ecological, debt, illustration, degree, which, economie. Andrew Simms is an author analyst and co director of the New Weather Institute He is a research associate with the Centre for Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex and Fellow at the New Economics Foundation 1 Andrew SimmsBorn1965 Andrew Simms advocates the notion of ecological debt as an illustration of the degree to which economies operate beyond environmental thresholds 2 and initiated the annual marking of the day when the world is estimated to enter overshoot 3 Contents 1 Career 2 Publications 3 Notes and references 4 External linksCareer editAndrew Simms also served as Policy Director for ten years Communications Director and established the Climate Change Programme for the foundation He co authored The Green New Deal and co founded the Green New Deal Group 4 the climate campaign onehundredmonths org 5 and cooperative think tank the New Weather Institute 6 He was a Principal Speaker of the Green Party 7 A political economist and environmentalist Simms studied at the London School of Economics for a master s degree in development and international political economy and has written a number of reports on climate change globalisation and localisation development issues debt conventional and ecological debt finance and banking corporate accountability genetic engineering and food security He coined the term clone towns to describe the economic and homogenising effects of chain retailers on town centres 8 Publications editSimms is the author of several books including Ecological Debt The Health of the Planet amp the Wealth of Nations 2005 2009 Pluto Press Tescopoly How one shop came out on top and why it matters 2007 Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth co author 2008 The New Economics co authored with David Boyle 2009 Routledge ISBN 978 1844076758 9 Eminent Corporations the Rise and Fall of the Great British Corporation co author 2010 Cancel the Apocalypse the New Path to Prosperity 2013 Little Brown and Company Knock Twice 25 Modern Folk Tales for Troubling Times 2017 Notes and references edit Guardian Andrew Simms Simms Andrew 7 April 2009 Ecological debt No way back from bankrupt BBC Retrieved 17 February 2015 Earth overshoot day 2013 Archived from the original on 21 June 2015 Retrieved 16 June 2015 Green New Deal group One hundred months newweather org New Economics Foundation biography Archived July 6 2007 at the Wayback Machine Interview Andrew Simms The Guardian 21 March 2007 Archived from the original on 21 October 2021 Simms Andrew Boyle David The New Economics A Bigger Picture Routledge Retrieved 21 June 2015 External links editHome of the New Economics Foundation From World Power Ecological Debt The Health of the Planet amp the Wealth of Nations Portals nbsp Biography nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Politics nbsp Environment nbsp Global warming nbsp This biography of a British economist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Simms amp oldid 1167785720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
