Sabrina Chakori on circular economy and re-creating the commons

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Sabrina Chakori founded the Brisbane Tool Library, a social enterprise based on degrowth and sharing economy which aims to reduce household consumption.

During our conversation, Sabrina tells us more about what shaped her strong political engagement and her motivations to fight for a better society. She also highlights the importance of making room for a community-based circular economy to tackle climate change.

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References mentioned during the episode:

• Marc Fleurbaey, Beyond GDP: Measuring welfare and assessing sustainability (book)
• Tim Jackson, Prosperity without growth (book)
• Richard Denniss, Clive Hamilton, Curing affluenza: how to buy less stuff and save the world (book)
• Federico Demaria, Giorgios Kallis, Giacomo d'Alisa, Degrowth: a vocabulary for a new era (book)
• Peter Lacy, Waste to wealth: the circular economy advantage (book)
• Dennis Meadows, Donella Meadows et Jørgen Randers, The limits to growth (article)
• Dan M. Kahan, Culture and identity-protective cognition: explaining the white male effect in risk
  perception (article)
• The true cost, by Andrew Morgan (2015, documentary)
• The corporation, Michael Moore (2003, documentary)