Gaya Herrington
@gayaherrington.bsky.social
Embracer of limits. Researcher, published author, and public speaker on wellbeing economics. TED talk: https://youtu.be/JfeRLwlnuHo?si=QIK6BwksPn9vNuox
I'm leaving for my little European tour soon, with several speaking engagements about postgrowth economic system change in the Netherlands and at the European Economic Forum in Lucerne, Switzerland: www.linkedin.com/posts/lucern... Tickets for the latter event are still available.
How ecological responsibility can drive economic power | Lucerne Dialogue posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Europe’s strength lies not just in innovation – but in rethinking what growth really means.
Gaya Herrington argues that ecological responsibility isn’t a burden, but a source of economic power. How ca...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm leaving for my little European tour soon, with several speaking engagements about postgrowth economic system change in the Netherlands and at the European Economic Forum in Lucerne, Switzerland: www.linkedin.com/posts/lucern... Tickets for the latter event are still available.
Looking forward to speaking at the (Re)Purpose summit in 2 days.
What does a move towards a wellbeing economy offer the West?
My answer in one word: Purpose.
For more words, see tickets here (with steep discounts for those impacted by recent lay-offs): checkout.eventcreate.com/repurposebyi....
What does a move towards a wellbeing economy offer the West?
My answer in one word: Purpose.
For more words, see tickets here (with steep discounts for those impacted by recent lay-offs): checkout.eventcreate.com/repurposebyi....
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the (Re)Purpose summit in 2 days.
What does a move towards a wellbeing economy offer the West?
My answer in one word: Purpose.
For more words, see tickets here (with steep discounts for those impacted by recent lay-offs): checkout.eventcreate.com/repurposebyi....
What does a move towards a wellbeing economy offer the West?
My answer in one word: Purpose.
For more words, see tickets here (with steep discounts for those impacted by recent lay-offs): checkout.eventcreate.com/repurposebyi....
In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 report from earlier this year, the vast majority (86%) of UK employees were found to be supportive of post-growth business principles, such as profit serving a higher societal goal.
Would this really be that different for US workers? www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
Would this really be that different for US workers? www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 report from earlier this year, the vast majority (86%) of UK employees were found to be supportive of post-growth business principles, such as profit serving a higher societal goal.
Would this really be that different for US workers? www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
Would this really be that different for US workers? www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
New Nature article: all carbon intensity reductions (good!) have been offset by economic growth.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
It's almost like perpetual growth is the root cause of, instead of the answer to, our global predicament.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
It's almost like perpetual growth is the root cause of, instead of the answer to, our global predicament.
Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment
Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
New Nature article: all carbon intensity reductions (good!) have been offset by economic growth.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
It's almost like perpetual growth is the root cause of, instead of the answer to, our global predicament.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
It's almost like perpetual growth is the root cause of, instead of the answer to, our global predicament.
2 weeks ago I skipped Climate Week for the Future of Finance organized by FMO, a bank with a vision of a world where we live well within planetary boundaries. I was happy FMO was pleased with my keynote on economic system change, and even happier to see participants connecting to work towards it!
October 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
2 weeks ago I skipped Climate Week for the Future of Finance organized by FMO, a bank with a vision of a world where we live well within planetary boundaries. I was happy FMO was pleased with my keynote on economic system change, and even happier to see participants connecting to work towards it!
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Meet Gaya Herrington (@gayaherrington.bsky.social), sustainability researcher and well-being economist, at this year's Nexus Conference! Saturday 22 November 2025 in Amsterdam. nexus-instituut.nl/activity/apo...
September 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Meet Gaya Herrington (@gayaherrington.bsky.social), sustainability researcher and well-being economist, at this year's Nexus Conference! Saturday 22 November 2025 in Amsterdam. nexus-instituut.nl/activity/apo...
Looking forward to the Nexus conference this November in the Amsterdam Opera House. Nexus is not the average event with name tags and panel discussions. It's an "intellectual opera" between thinkers from all over the spectrum, including this year also VP Mike Pence and @mamphelaramphele.bsky.social
Meet Gaya Herrington (@gayaherrington.bsky.social), sustainability researcher and well-being economist, at this year's Nexus Conference! Saturday 22 November 2025 in Amsterdam. nexus-instituut.nl/activity/apo...
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Looking forward to the Nexus conference this November in the Amsterdam Opera House. Nexus is not the average event with name tags and panel discussions. It's an "intellectual opera" between thinkers from all over the spectrum, including this year also VP Mike Pence and @mamphelaramphele.bsky.social
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Is growth the obvious way to eliminate poverty? Economist Herman Daly realised it wasn't.
In the third episode of the Cities 1.5 miniseries, we learn more about his economy for the common good. Listen here: lnk.to/HDE3
@gayaherrington.bsky.social @katyrshields.bsky.social
In the third episode of the Cities 1.5 miniseries, we learn more about his economy for the common good. Listen here: lnk.to/HDE3
@gayaherrington.bsky.social @katyrshields.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Is growth the obvious way to eliminate poverty? Economist Herman Daly realised it wasn't.
In the third episode of the Cities 1.5 miniseries, we learn more about his economy for the common good. Listen here: lnk.to/HDE3
@gayaherrington.bsky.social @katyrshields.bsky.social
In the third episode of the Cities 1.5 miniseries, we learn more about his economy for the common good. Listen here: lnk.to/HDE3
@gayaherrington.bsky.social @katyrshields.bsky.social
The first episode of the podcast about Herman Daly's life is out! Listen to it here: lnk.to/HDE1
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The first episode of the podcast about Herman Daly's life is out! Listen to it here: lnk.to/HDE1
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Can we have infinite economic growth on a planet with finite resources?
Join podcast host David Miller for episode 1 of our Cities 1.5 mini series about the life and legacy of economist Herman Daly - the father of ecological economics.
🎧 lnk.to/HDE1
@gayaherrington.bsky.social
Join podcast host David Miller for episode 1 of our Cities 1.5 mini series about the life and legacy of economist Herman Daly - the father of ecological economics.
🎧 lnk.to/HDE1
@gayaherrington.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Can we have infinite economic growth on a planet with finite resources?
Join podcast host David Miller for episode 1 of our Cities 1.5 mini series about the life and legacy of economist Herman Daly - the father of ecological economics.
🎧 lnk.to/HDE1
@gayaherrington.bsky.social
Join podcast host David Miller for episode 1 of our Cities 1.5 mini series about the life and legacy of economist Herman Daly - the father of ecological economics.
🎧 lnk.to/HDE1
@gayaherrington.bsky.social
The podcast about Herman Daly will be out soon now! I'm so honored to have been included by @c40cities.bsky.social in this series along with @timjackson.org.uk and @kateraworth.bsky.social. Daly's legacy is the mycelium feeding our work and that of so many others. Link to the teaser: lnk.to/HDteaser
Cities 1.5
TEASER - Going Steady: Happy Birthday, Herman Daly
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August 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The podcast about Herman Daly will be out soon now! I'm so honored to have been included by @c40cities.bsky.social in this series along with @timjackson.org.uk and @kateraworth.bsky.social. Daly's legacy is the mycelium feeding our work and that of so many others. Link to the teaser: lnk.to/HDteaser
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Our military deserves better than this empty charade. Yikes. The tank squeaking over silence is incredible.
June 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Our military deserves better than this empty charade. Yikes. The tank squeaking over silence is incredible.
2 weeks ago I used my keynote speech for the Sustainable Finance Summit in Montreal, Canada, to talk to bankers, CFOs, and investors about limits to growth.
Did they boo me off the main stage? You can now check for yourself: youtu.be/kfNRfpQnlGQ?...
Did they boo me off the main stage? You can now check for yourself: youtu.be/kfNRfpQnlGQ?...
May 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
2 weeks ago I used my keynote speech for the Sustainable Finance Summit in Montreal, Canada, to talk to bankers, CFOs, and investors about limits to growth.
Did they boo me off the main stage? You can now check for yourself: youtu.be/kfNRfpQnlGQ?...
Did they boo me off the main stage? You can now check for yourself: youtu.be/kfNRfpQnlGQ?...
"Is investment a claim to future profit, or a commitment to a common future? Is ownership a right to do with something as one pleases or a responsibility of care?"
I spoke about #limitstogrowth, a #wellbeingeconomy and #degrowth in my keynote at the Sustainable Finance Summit in Montréal last week.
I spoke about #limitstogrowth, a #wellbeingeconomy and #degrowth in my keynote at the Sustainable Finance Summit in Montréal last week.
May 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Is investment a claim to future profit, or a commitment to a common future? Is ownership a right to do with something as one pleases or a responsibility of care?"
I spoke about #limitstogrowth, a #wellbeingeconomy and #degrowth in my keynote at the Sustainable Finance Summit in Montréal last week.
I spoke about #limitstogrowth, a #wellbeingeconomy and #degrowth in my keynote at the Sustainable Finance Summit in Montréal last week.
The podcast featuring my talk with former Toronto mayor David Miller is now live. I love how the C40 team blended it together with truth bombs from the inspiring Mayor Aki-Sawyerr. Thank you for holding the line, @c40cities.bsky.social
📣 Cities 1.5 is back
David Miller speaks to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr on overcoming the challenges of unlocking urban climate finance.
Economist @gayaherrington.bsky.social shares why changing our economic system is the only solution to the climate crisis.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2054827/epis...
David Miller speaks to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr on overcoming the challenges of unlocking urban climate finance.
Economist @gayaherrington.bsky.social shares why changing our economic system is the only solution to the climate crisis.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2054827/epis...
March 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The podcast featuring my talk with former Toronto mayor David Miller is now live. I love how the C40 team blended it together with truth bombs from the inspiring Mayor Aki-Sawyerr. Thank you for holding the line, @c40cities.bsky.social
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📣 Cities 1.5 is back
David Miller speaks to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr on overcoming the challenges of unlocking urban climate finance.
Economist @gayaherrington.bsky.social shares why changing our economic system is the only solution to the climate crisis.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2054827/epis...
David Miller speaks to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr on overcoming the challenges of unlocking urban climate finance.
Economist @gayaherrington.bsky.social shares why changing our economic system is the only solution to the climate crisis.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2054827/epis...
March 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📣 Cities 1.5 is back
David Miller speaks to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr on overcoming the challenges of unlocking urban climate finance.
Economist @gayaherrington.bsky.social shares why changing our economic system is the only solution to the climate crisis.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2054827/epis...
David Miller speaks to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr on overcoming the challenges of unlocking urban climate finance.
Economist @gayaherrington.bsky.social shares why changing our economic system is the only solution to the climate crisis.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2054827/epis...
Anyone working in systems change knows this moment in history is about being half hospice and half midwife. The old system is dying, and the new one is coming into existence. It's a painful experience (as I after two home births can attest to). But the outcome is what we've been waiting for. #Banksy
February 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Anyone working in systems change knows this moment in history is about being half hospice and half midwife. The old system is dying, and the new one is coming into existence. It's a painful experience (as I after two home births can attest to). But the outcome is what we've been waiting for. #Banksy
"There was a time" when the WaPo was trying to "cover all views". Now it's a full-blown propaganda machine.
February 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"There was a time" when the WaPo was trying to "cover all views". Now it's a full-blown propaganda machine.
What's the role of business in economic systems change? In this new podcast episode, I talk about the tension that comes with being part of a system that creates results nobody wants, the fear of being placed outside of it, and why connecting with others is key. impactlabs.earth/reboot-busin...
#REBOOT Business #16 with Gaya Herrington - Impact.labs.earth
💡 Is our obsession with economic growth leading us to collapse? Economist and research Gaya Herrington joins us to discuss why GDP is a flawed metric, how degrowth can lead to a thriving well-being ec...
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February 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
What's the role of business in economic systems change? In this new podcast episode, I talk about the tension that comes with being part of a system that creates results nobody wants, the fear of being placed outside of it, and why connecting with others is key. impactlabs.earth/reboot-busin...
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Measuring progress by how many girls ride their bikes to school. Simple single number, still better than GDP. My buddy Katherine Trebeck wrote a blog last month for the Earth all Commission of the @clubofrome.org about indicators for a better world. Worth a read.
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earth4all.life/views/indica...
Indications of a better world? - Earth4All
New indicators to measure wellbeing are necessary for economic systems change, says Katherine Trebeck - but faced with a host of challenges to the wellbeing economy, we ensure that measurements are me...
earth4all.life
February 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Measuring progress by how many girls ride their bikes to school. Simple single number, still better than GDP. My buddy Katherine Trebeck wrote a blog last month for the Earth all Commission of the @clubofrome.org about indicators for a better world. Worth a read.
earth4all.life/views/indica...
earth4all.life/views/indica...
The current economic system is at its breaking point. This was forewarned, including by the authors of the 1970s book The Limits to Growth. Breakdown doesn't mean the end of humanity. So we'll need a new and better system afterwards. My proposal: a #wellbeingeconomy youtu.be/JfeRLwlnuHo?...
Will the End of Economic Growth Come by Design — or Disaster? | Gaya Herrington | TED
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January 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The current economic system is at its breaking point. This was forewarned, including by the authors of the 1970s book The Limits to Growth. Breakdown doesn't mean the end of humanity. So we'll need a new and better system afterwards. My proposal: a #wellbeingeconomy youtu.be/JfeRLwlnuHo?...