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How to solve the conundrum that consumption reductions lead to economic disasters while benefiting the environment.
Topics covered include:
- Why consumption, fossil fuel usage, and carbon emissions keep growing
- How fossil fuel consumption goes well beyond heating and transportation uses but is tied to agriculture, steel, and cement production
- The four times global consumption fell and the dire economic consequences that resulted
- How the world is consuming twice as many resources as the planet can sustain
- How the economy could still grow while reducing the environmental impact
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Show Notes
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going by Vaclav Smil
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340: Climate Change, ESG, and What Should Investors Do?
395: How Population Trends Will Impact Growth, Inflation, Investing, and Well Being
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Manage episode 349145055 series 3234219
How to solve the conundrum that consumption reductions lead to economic disasters while benefiting the environment.
Topics covered include:
- Why consumption, fossil fuel usage, and carbon emissions keep growing
- How fossil fuel consumption goes well beyond heating and transportation uses but is tied to agriculture, steel, and cement production
- The four times global consumption fell and the dire economic consequences that resulted
- How the world is consuming twice as many resources as the planet can sustain
- How the economy could still grow while reducing the environmental impact
For more information on this episode click here.
Sponsors
MasterClass - Get two annual memberships for the price of one
Masterworks – invest in contemporary art
Show Notes
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going by Vaclav Smil
Related Episodes
262: Better Not Bigger, Circular Not Linear – How the Global Economy Is Changing
282: Is GDP the Best Measure of Happiness and Well-Being?
340: Climate Change, ESG, and What Should Investors Do?
395: How Population Trends Will Impact Growth, Inflation, Investing, and Well Being
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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