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Richard Douthwaite is co-founder of Feasta, an Irish economic think tank focused on the economics of sustainability. He is also a council member of Comhar, the Irish government's national sustainability council. He acted as economic adviser to the Global Commons Institute from 1993 to 2005, during which time GCI developed the Contraction and Convergence approach to dealing with greenhouse gas emissions which has since been backed by many countries. Richard is author of The Growth Illusion: How Economics Growth has Enriched the Few, Impoverished the Many and Endangered the Planet (New Society, 1999) and Short Circuit: Strengthening Local Economics for Security in an Unstable World (Green Books, 1996).
Post Carbon Fellow Richard Douthwaite of the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (FEASTA) presents the risks and opportunities of the current money and energy situation of Michigan and the world.
Peak oil, climate change, and monetary instability are three massive threats facing Michigan. With Michigan's unemployment rate the highest in the USA at 21.5% (U-6), the motivation and opportunity exists for Michigan to make revolutionary change to address monetary, energy, and climate crises.
Richard Douthwaite presented via live video link to the Conference on Michigan's Future: Energy, Economy, Environment hosted by Local Future nonprofit.
This is part 1 of 6. Links to further parts are below:
Economist, author and founder of the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability, Richard Douthwaite explains how complimentary money systems stabilize economies and foster efforts to cope with peak oil and climate change.
Teaser: Opinion piece on Irish financial crisis by Richard Douthwaite In an opinion piece for the Irish Times, Fellow Richard Douthwaite addresses the question: Why isn’t Ireland’s shrinking … >>
Short Circuit is an indispensable tool-kit for communities and individuals seeking to initiate their own renewal from within. Douthwaite feels that in this time of global uncertainty each community should build an independent … >>
Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben and Executive Director Asher Miller discuss Bill's new book Eaarth, and the 350.org campaign.
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