Economists for Future is mobilising economists and their influence to help arrest the planetary emergency

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E4F started to envision a world in which the economics community provides intellectual and analytical insights to help avert the worst of the climate and ecological crisis; and becomes a powerful force in accelerating the urgent transformation to a just and equitable, post-carbon world. We have now fully merged with Rethinking Economics International to take forward this mission.

We actively call upon the economics profession to mobilise more of its resources behind this task and show a greater commitment to the evolution of the subject by embracing new economic thinking fit for the planetary emergency. If you have followed our work before, help us continue it at Rethinking Economics International.

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Open Letter

In our open letter we extend the demand of climate strikers – that everyone play their part in addressing the climate crisis – to the economics discipline.
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Economists for Future is synthesising a case for change. To us, that means twofold: first, articulating and quantifying the ways in which the profession is currently failing to sufficiently engage in the planetary crisis. And second, analysing ways this could change. Research and insights from our team underpin the campaigns we run. The last update on this website was made in October 2026.

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