BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/the-cost-of-growth- rethinking-the-economic-narrative-to-save-the-planet/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38b26358-ae5d-4e04-8eb7-9611b16c9737 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260612T073254 DTSTART:20260616T170000 DTEND:20260616T190000 SUMMARY:The cost of growth: rethinking the economic narrative to save the planet LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (LSE campus) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 16 June 2026 6pm - 8pmSpeakerLena HartogDiscussantDr F rédéric BassoChairImogen Hamilton JonesWhat if the climate crisis requir es us to fundamentally transform our economic systems? As global decision makers remain wedded to economic growth at any cost\, this event responds to the urgent need to explore alternative approaches to sustaining life on Earth.We begin with a screening of The Cost of Growth\, a powerful new do cumentary which follows climate activists Anuna De Wever and Lena Hartog a s they travel through Italy\, Serbia\, and Sápmi\, documenting grassroots resistance to extractivism. The film connects these local struggles with broader debates on war\, justice\, and democracy - showing how extractive violence is a form of structural warfare on communities and ecosystems.The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with the film's co-producer\, Le na Hartog. This is a unique chance to reflect on the film’s themes\, cre ative process\, and the broader questions it raises about growth\, climate justice\, and civic resistance.Meet your speaker and chairLena Hartog is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University\, working on power dynamics\, Emotio ns and movements building alternatives. She co-produced the Cost of Growth \, a documentary that exposes the exploitative systems behind Europe's gro wth story\; and highlights the efforts and solidarity of communities resis ting extraction.Frédéric Basso is Associate Professor of Economic Psycho logy in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science\, and Rese arch Officer and Advisory Board Member of the Jeremy Coller Centre for Ani mal Sentience at the London School of Economics. He is also the programme director of the MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology and member of th e Post-Growth Transformation Lab at LSE. His academic work aims to apply\, improve and extend the literature on embodiment in order to promote a gre ater understanding of economic life and encourage transformative social an d behavioural change that will enable us to flourish within planetary boun daries and in harmony with other living beings and Earth’s life-supporti ng systems.Imogen Hamilton-Jones is\na Policy Fellow at LSE Cities. Her r esearch centres on urban environmental\npolitics\, city government innovat ion\, and the cultural politics of post-growth\nin European cities. Previo usly\, she was Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban\nStudies and lectur er in the Anthropology Department at the University of\nAmsterdam. Before that\, she spent several years working in London urban policy.More about t his eventThis event is part of the LSE Festival: How to save the planet ru nning from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 June 2026. 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