Jess Scully is an author, city-maker and advocate for an expanded civic imagination as a foundation for a fair and sustainable future. Jess has served as Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney and worked as a festival director, policy advisor, curator, strategist, and presenter. Jess is a World Bank consultant on sustainable urbanism and a Senior Associate at the Sydney Policy Lab. Jess has consulted for some of Australia’s most innovative companies and organisations, and for the largest multilateral financier of climate action in developing countries. Her first book is Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World.
Jess Scully has been a guest on 1 episode.
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PGAP Presents: UNSW Centre of Ideas –Degrowth
February 27th, 2025 | Season 7 | 1 hr 13 mins
bronwen morgan, centre for ideas, degrowth, jess scully, panel discussion, sabrina chakori, tommy weidmann, unsw
In 2024, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) held a panel discussion on Degrowth as part of their Centre for Ideas series. The panellists were Tommy Wiedmann (Professor of Sustainability Research), Bronwen Morgan (Professor of Law and member of NENA), and Sabrina Chakori (CSIRO researcher). The discussion was hosted by former Deputy Lord Mayor and author of Glimpses of Utopia, Jess Scully. The panel explored sustainability and the urgent challenge of ensuring human needs are met without compromising a sustainable and inclusive future. With the kind permission of UNSW Centre for Ideas, the recording of this panel discussion is now available to listen to on the Post-Growth Australia Podcast (PGAP).