“Part of the 50th Anniversary of the ‘The Limits to Growth’ Seminar Series, hosted by the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Club of Rome, Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, and the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University. Jørgen Randers, Professor in Climate Strategy at BI Norwegian Business School & Co-Author of “The Limits to Growth,” “Earth for All,” “Limits and Beyond.”
The new “Earth for All” study warns that unless the world implements 5 extraordinary turnarounds, there will be continuing decline in human wellbeing over the next 50 years because of rising warming and inequality, and local social collapse (societal breakdown) in vulnerable nations.
Original presentation is here.
(Editorial Comment) Professor Randers’ biting sarcasm directly tells the viewer that after fighting for half a century to save the world by getting it to move in a sustainable direction he has failed. The lengthy video is structured in three parts all of which are worth watching. The introduction tells the history of “The Limits to Growth” and the subsequent updates. Professor Randers’ fascinating presentation begins at about 7:45 and the insightful Q&A begins around 50:00.
The many take-aways include: he does not think humanity will rise to the occasion, the United States will continue to stagnate, he recommends five new turnarounds, the important audience is in the rich world and that is the audience which needs to get something done, and all viewers should look at and get involved at the latest outgrown of these books https://www.earth4all.life/
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