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This is the second part of an interview with Julia Steinberger, professor of ecological economics at the University of Leeds and a member of the intergovernmental panel on climate change – the IPCC.
Here’s part one: youtube.com/watch?v=pbrDVi3bg1c
Here’s an introduction to ‘the nature problem’: lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/the-nature-problem
Here's a transcript of the interview: lowimpact.org/can-we-avoid-ecological-collapse-julia-steinberger
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to build the new economy.
Here’s what we mean by new economy - lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/new-economy
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Julia Steinberger: environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/staff/1553/professor-julia-steinberger
Living Well Within Limits: twitter.com/liliproj
Highlights
1. It’s possible to provide everybody with decent living standards at levels of energy that are compatible with renewable production. But it mustn’t involve overconsumption.
2. I’m very strongly anti-aviation. I don’t fly, I don’t see family members in the US. I don’t think it’s sustainable to have aviation. There’s no such thing as a low-carbon flight, and nothing on the horizon either. The aviation industry say that there is, and they’re lying.
3. ... what we call human civilisation – the ability to feed billions of people with a stable agriculture, I’d say that’s a probable threat, and if we continue on our current course it’s a near certain threat.
This is the second part of an interview with Julia Steinberger, professor of ecological economics at the University of Leeds and a member of the intergovernmental panel on climate change – the IPCC.
Here’s part one: youtube.com/watch?v=pbrDVi3bg1c
Here’s an introduction to ‘the nature problem’: lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/the-nature-problem
Here's a transcript of the interview: lowimpact.org/can-we-avoid-ecological-collapse-julia-steinberger
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to build the new economy.
Here’s what we mean by new economy - lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/new-economy
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Julia Steinberger: environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/staff/1553/professor-julia-steinberger
Living Well Within Limits: twitter.com/liliproj
Highlights
1. It’s possible to provide everybody with decent living standards at levels of energy that are compatible with renewable production. But it mustn’t involve overconsumption.
2. I’m very strongly anti-aviation. I don’t fly, I don’t see family members in the US. I don’t think it’s sustainable to have aviation. There’s no such thing as a low-carbon flight, and nothing on the horizon either. The aviation industry say that there is, and they’re lying.
3. ... what we call human civilisation – the ability to feed billions of people with a stable agriculture, I’d say that’s a probable threat, and if we continue on our current course it’s a near certain threat.
