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Speaker: Dr. Kent Peacock Topic: 2C: Guardrail or Guide Rail to Disaster? Time: Thursday Jan 25, 2024 Summary: The idea that 2C is a safe guardrail for global heating was a guesstimate by an economist almost fifty years ago, and it had a sketchy scientific basis even at that time. The 2023 State of the Cryosphere report says […]
Speaker: John Meyer Topic: The Real Economy Doesn't Need Growth. Time: Jan 31, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: All commercial groups would like the growth of the commercial economy to continue but few actually need it to. The few that are absolutely dependent on growth are the very players that the real economy can […]
Speaker: Raymond Leury Subject: Part 2: GHG Trends and Reasons for Hope and Rapid Progress on the Climate Front. Time: Feb 7, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Subject: Climate change is an existential threat. Temperature records keep falling, climate emergencies are declared, yet we don’t seem to be making much progress in addressing […]
Speaker: Dr. Brian Czech Subject: GDP as a Proxy for Ecological Footprint Time: 14 Feb 2024 13:30 Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada) Summary: GDP is recognized far and wide as a poor indicator of social wellbeing, even among conventional economists. Some, therefore, would dismiss GDP altogether as a “meaningless” indicator. However, GDP is an […]
Speaker: Dr. Michael Gilbertson Subject: Human Health Impacts of Toxic Chemicals in the Air and Water around Us. Time: Feb 21, 2024 at 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: During the past eighty years, human populations have become progressively exposed to a myriad of man-made chemicals, some of which are teratogenic. Initial sentinel events of […]
You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speakers: Eric Miller and Peri Dworatzek Subject: Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity in a Canadian and Global Context Time: Feb 28, 2024 at 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Learn about Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity, from the team that measures this for Canada and internationally. Ecological Footprint […]
