#NateHagens and #JeanMarcJancovici discuss about the critical importance of #energy to modern economies.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EHCguJp9eQ
They break down the fundamentals of our complex, growth dependent global economic system. How much of the stereotypical Western lifestyle is centered around access to cheap, surplus #FossilEnergy?
What would it mean for societies to lose this stable, cheap and abundant supply - and how would the people who have become used to it react?
Will a shift in society’s institutions and expectations need to be forced upon us in a time of urgent change or is it possible for nations and societies to anticipate declining energy availability - to actively simplify before we are forced to by circumstances?
- #NateHagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future ( #ISEOF ) an organization focused on educating and preparing society for the coming cultural transition. https://www.thegreatsimplification.com
- #JeanMarcJancovici is a founding partner of #Carbone4, a #Paris based consultancy and data provider specializing in #LowCarbonTransition, #biodiversity impacts, and physical risks of #ClimateChange https://www.carbone4.com.
He is the founder and president of #TheShiftProject, a Paris based think tank advocating for a #LowCarbonEconomy https://www.theshiftproject.org.
