Here's another case of speaking Truth to Power:
Prof. Nate Hagens and Prof. Simon Michaux address the human predicament re energy, the economy, fossils, renewables, recycling, minerals, materials required, and the present & future. It's highly informative and down-to-earth...and a must-see interview.
The following points are obvious to ecologists:
yes, we must get off fossil energy; yes, we must transition to renewable energy; but Green infinite economic growth is an oxymoron. Conclusion: we must start to reduce economic throughput ASAP. In other words, we must embrace degrowth if we are to survive and thrive. Economic development does NOT require constant economic growth. Many books and articles have been published which explain how such is done.
To put it another way, we must move from high energy use to low energy use. A paradigm shift. Because all the foregoing is politically unpopular, we are being told by the Powers-That-Be: we can eat our cake and have it too, if we just "Go Green". If you believe that, then please watch the piece at the link above.
If you can't (or won't) watch the entire interview, at least start it at about 45 minutes in and continue to about the 60 minute mark. Just those fifteen minutes will show you why infinite economic growth must be abandoned. And again, yes, we must "Go Green"; but it's folly to believe we then can still pursue infinite economic growth without catastrophic consequences to all life on Earth, including us. Hagens and Michaux explain why with great specificity. It's a dynamite discourse. Most politicians would hate it (if they ever bothered to see it).
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Not only my opinion. Be Well
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