Interdisciplinary Climate Economics for Nature and Society - ICENS lab
A Future of Justice and Sustainability
ICENS lab furthers collective efforts for a stable global climate system and a thriving green social economy. We raise awareness, co-generate and share knowledge to help shape economies that genuinely serve society and nature.. Economics and the climate problem are our starting points, but going beyond these, connecting the dots between the climate issue and other sustainability challenges, embracing inter-disciplinary approaches, including insights and narratives from the arts and humanities is key to what we do.
Our work is governed by three principles:
Beyond the mainstream: We consider multiple perspectives on climate economics.
Beyond economics: We engage with other disciplines, including the arts and humanities.
Beyond academia: We view local stakeholders as partners for co-creating sensible solutions.
Our activities
Learning & Debates on Pluralist Economics
Economics is much richer than what is being taught and communicated. We provide education & training, and participate in debates and talks that reflect this diversity of thought, bringing the full spectrum of economics to bear on students and society’s decision-makers, thinkers and practitioners.
Connecting Economics with the Arts
We embrace in our work both reasoning and sentiment, both rationality and emotional intelligence. We promote the much neglected and undervalued role of the arts. Linking economics with the world of arts is critical to empathetically connect with the climate challenge and instil change
We pursue local projects that bring together community organisations or citizen groups to raise awareness on alternative models of sustainable economies and test contextualised answers to sustainability challenges.