Jason Hickel

Jason Hickel is a professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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A profile shot of Jerome Powell.

How to Force Capitalism to Stop Climate Change

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Jason Hickel, Charles Stevenson
Wind power generators are enveloped in a smoky sky near the Millard fire near Cabazon, California, on July 15, 2006.
Wind power generators are enveloped in a smoky sky near the Millard fire near Cabazon, California, on July 15, 2006.

Stimulus Is an Environmental Disaster Waiting to Happen

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Jason Hickel
Art for the Global Goals campaign at Liu Bolin Studio in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2015.
Art for the Global Goals campaign at Liu Bolin Studio in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2015.

The World’s Sustainable Development Goals Aren’t Sustainable

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Jason Hickel
The Wilmington ARCO refinery
The Wilmington ARCO refinery

The Myth of America’s Green Growth

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Jason Hickel
Strong winds blow sand at a wind farm in the Coachella Valley on May 6, 2019 in Palm Springs, California.
Strong winds blow sand at a wind farm in the Coachella Valley on May 6, 2019 in Palm Springs, California.

The Limits of Clean Energy This article has an audio recording

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Jason Hickel
A dog hangs around an abandoned farmhouse on February 6, 2014 near Bakersfield, California.
A dog hangs around an abandoned farmhouse on February 6, 2014 near Bakersfield, California.

The Global Food Crisis Is Here

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Jason Hickel
NEW HAVEN, CT - OCTOBER 08: Yale Professor William Nordhaus attends a press conference after winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences at Yale University on October 8, 2018 in New Haven, Connecticut. Professor Nordhaus' research has been focused on the economics of climate change, economic growth, and natural resources. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT - OCTOBER 08: Yale Professor William Nordhaus attends a press conference after winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences at Yale University on October 8, 2018 in New Haven, Connecticut. Professor Nordhaus' research has been focused on the economics of climate change, economic growth, and natural resources. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

The Nobel Prize for Climate Catastrophe

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Jason Hickel
Cracked mud is pictured at sunrise on the dried shores of Lake Gruyère, affected by continuous drought, near the western Swiss village of Avry-devant-Pont. (Fabrice Cofrin/AFP/Getty Images)
Cracked mud is pictured at sunrise on the dried shores of Lake Gruyère, affected by continuous drought, near the western Swiss village of Avry-devant-Pont. (Fabrice Cofrin/AFP/Getty Images)

The Hope at the Heart of the Apocalyptic Climate Change Report

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Jason Hickel
Joan Wong illustration for Foreign Policy
Joan Wong illustration for Foreign Policy

Why Growth Can’t Be Green

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Jason Hickel
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