Learn how humanity can exercise collective self-restraint to navigate the social and environmental crises of the 21st century. The world is in overshoot. There are too many people consuming too much stuff, and we're facing climate change, biodiversity loss, and immense social inequality. We're currently on a pathway to collapse, but the future doesn't have to be bleak. We can develop communities where we take care of one another and the ecosystems we inhabit. By understanding power relationships, overhauling economic institutions, and nurturing our most honorable cultural and spiritual traditions, we can forge a happy and healthy future. Follow along with sustainability expert Richard Heinberg as he explores these topics and offers sound advice for young people who will be living through turbulent times. And don't miss Melody’s song at the end of this episode. For more information, please visit our website.
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11/09/22 • 61 min
Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival - Powered Down and Better Off
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Richard Heinberg
For the rest of this century, the reality of what transpires will take place within two extreme poles. And those extremes are, on one hand, sufficient human self-limitation, and on the other extreme is human self-annihilation. Somewhere between those two poles is where we'll really come out, and the closer we can come to sufficient self-limitation, the less pain and anguish we'll actually have to endure.
Melody Travers
Welcome to Power: Limits and Prospects for Huma
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