Limits and Beyond
summary
Argues civilization is at real risk of collapse because the 1972 limits to growth models largely track current tipping points, citing IPCC findings, Earth for All research and concrete dependencies (gas, Ukrainian wheat) that worsened crises during COVID lockdowns. Proposes a 21st-century economics with a new “system change compass,” targeted actions on five key turnarounds — poverty, empowerment, equality, energy, food — financed by measures like universal basic dividend, debt swaps and investments totalling about 4% of GDP.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Start
- 7:13Interconnected Global Instabilities
- 12:0921st Century Wellbeing Economics
- 13:27Key Recommendations Globally
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