Posted by David Hamilton on Thursday, August 30, 2012,
The idea to organize a seminar on the policy implications of the end of economic growth was inspired by Paul Gilding's excellent book The Great Disruption. Paul writes of his expectation that some day (soon, he hopes) a political tide will develop which demands real action on climate change; a groundswell which regards the current objective of limiting climate change to an average temperature increase of no more than 2ºC as being grossly inadequate. When this hoped for day comes, Paul though...
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When I was 19 and studying physics at university I had the sudden insight that never-ending economic growth was not possible on a finite planet.
This led to an interest in issues of population, resources and the environment and a particular interest in energy. Now in semi-retirement and living in northern Tasmania, I am doing some energy consulting - and still concerned about issues relating to growth, energy and the environment.