Down with work – Prof Tommy Wiedmann on the link between work and climate change (and happiness)
7 March 2023
Work less and save the planet from climate catastrophe - what's not to like?
The Great Resignation and four-day work week trials around the world have shown that many people are ready to shift their work-life balance towards life. While this is a movement that is ostensibly about health and well-being, it could also help with the most pressing problem of our time – climate change.
According to WRC’s sustainability expert Prof Tommy Wiedmann, focusing on well-being rather than wealth could actually be our best chance of avoiding the most catastrophic outcomes of climate change…
- Read more from the UNSW Newsroom
- Listen to an interview with Tommy Wiedmann on Eastside FM Radio (75.25 to 90:50 mins)