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Tack to the Future: Is Wind Propulsion an Ecomodernist or Degrowth Way to Decarbonise Maritime Cargo Transport?

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 21 October 2021 / Comments Off on Tack to the Future: Is Wind Propulsion an Ecomodernist or Degrowth Way to Decarbonise Maritime Cargo Transport?

This article explores the political economy of the re-uptake of wind propulsion for maritime cargo transport so as to shift this sector onto a decarbonization pathway.

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Ships Moved More Than 11 Billion Tonnes Our Stuff Around the Globe Last Year, and It’s Killing the Climate. This Week is a Chance to Change

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 17 November 2020 / Comments Off on Ships Moved More Than 11 Billion Tonnes Our Stuff Around the Globe Last Year, and It’s Killing the Climate. This Week is a Chance to Change

It’s high time the international shipping industry radically curbed its emissions. The industry must set a net-zero target and adopt a realistic plan to meet it.

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Sail Cargo: Charting a New Path for Emission-Free Shipping?

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 5 November 2020 / Comments Off on Sail Cargo: Charting a New Path for Emission-Free Shipping?

If wind-propelled cargo vessels should be successful at helping to decarbonise shipping, a shift is needed in the way the industry works.

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Sailing Home

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 23 July 2020 / Comments Off on Sailing Home

Statement from the Crew of the Avontuur, on arrival in Hamburg after six months at sea.

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In the Stillness Between Two Waves of the Sea

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 7 May 2020 / Comments Off on In the Stillness Between Two Waves of the Sea

A reflection on being at sea during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Safe Aboard Avontuur

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 24 March 2020 / Comments Off on Safe Aboard Avontuur

We are doing well. We are all safe, sound, and healthy aboard the Avontuur.

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My Sailing Avontuur Across the Atlantic Starts – with Waiting

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 21 February 2020 / Comments Off on My Sailing Avontuur Across the Atlantic Starts – with Waiting

I will soon join the schooner Avontuur in her mission to reduce carbon emissions from cargo transport to zero.

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Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 28 February 2017 / Comments Off on Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

Many people and organisations argue there is an intrinsically positive link between culture and sustainability. We argue not. Though we propose four strategic paths through which connections can be strengthened and put to use.

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Introduction: Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 28 February 2017 / Comments Off on Introduction: Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

Sustainable development has long conceptual roots, and international organisations have played a significant role in articulating the meaning of the term and the content of the dominant discourses. This article and special issue examine culture and sustainable development in ways that articulate and contemplate different roles for cultural policy.

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