The relationship between energy and capital: insights from The Wealth of Nations—New #OpenAccess paper by @simon_mair → https://cusp.ac.uk/themes/s2/paper-sm-energy-and-capital/ cc #AdamSmith #PoliticalEconomy #EnergyTransition #LowCarbonTransition #Capitalism #PostGrowth #Degrowth

#NateHagens and #JeanMarcJancovici discuss about the critical importance of #energy to modern economies.
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.

Does the 'rich world' have to get 'poorer' in order to allow the 'poor world' to get 'richer'?—@ProfTimJackson joining Amol Rajan, Graihagh Jackson, Bernice Lee, Najma Mohamed and Rhian-Mari Thomas on the BBC Radio 4 #RethinkClimate programme to discuss money, prosperity and the #GreenEconomy.

Listen to the full episode ▶️ https://cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/tj-bbcradio4-rethink/

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