The human economy is currently too big to be sustainable. We know this because Global Footprint Network, which methodically tracks the relevant data, informs us that humanity is now using 1.5 Earths’ worth of resources. We can temporarily use...
Richard Heinberg was one of 45 leading scholars, authors and activists who convened at The Great Hall of Cooper Union, New York City, on October 25-26, 2014, for the public presentation: “Techno-Utopianism and the Fate of the Earth.” This...
Economist Paul Krugman evidently feels irked and irritated by the notion that there might be limits to economic expansion: he has followed up his New York Times op-ed of September 18 (“Errors and Emissions,” to which I replied here)...
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg’s recent keynote speech to the Economics of Sustainability was picked up here. From the article: Richard Heinberg, an author and environmental activist, says that reimagining communities to function on a smaller scale might be...
Post Carbon Institute’s Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg was mentioned in an article for his keynote address at the event titled “Feeding 9 Billion: A Path to Sustainable Agriculture” hosted by the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE). The...
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg’s writing on economic growth was referenced in this op-ed at Williams Lake Tribune. From the article: The forest industry, like many other modern industries, has become a global institution. The growth of corporations...
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will be a speaker at the ‘Bringing it All Together’ conference. The goal is to bring together discussion of all the various topics (infrastructure planning, land use planning, finance and law) relating to...
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will be a keynote speaker at this conference which will focus on the Power of Individual Action. The world is at a difficult point, an existential one that calls for immediate action. This...
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg was interviewed on The Rundown on Our New Economic Reality. Segment begins at 6 minutes.
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Post Carbon Fellows Richard Heinberg, Wes Jackson and Bill McKibben will be one of 45 Leading scholars, authors and activists who will convene at The Great Hall of Cooper Union, New York City, for a public “teach-in” on the...