say buh bye to status quo or why we need to build resilience
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Presentation delivered by Asher Miller to Marin Environmental Forum November 29, 2011.TRANSCRIPT
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converging crises
the end of economic growth
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the end of economic growth
converging crises
an age of extreme energy
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a climate in !ux
converging crises
an age of extreme energy
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reindeer on St. Matthew
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source: Journal of Wildlife Management
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reindeer on St. Matthew
1940 1944 1957 1963 1964 1966 1980s
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1,350
source: Journal of Wildlife Management
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reindeer on St. Matthew
1940 1944 1957 1963 1964 1966 1980s
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1,350
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source: Journal of Wildlife Management
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reindeer on St. Matthew
1940 1944 1957 1963 1964 1966 1980s
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1,350
6,000
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source: Journal of Wildlife Management
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reindeer on St. Matthew
1940 1944 1957 1963 1964 1966 1980s
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1,350
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source: Journal of Wildlife Management
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reindeer on St. Matthew
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source: Journal of Wildlife Management
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humans on Earth
source: wikipedia
2010: my son born
1972: I was born
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humans on Earth
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1% of 1 billion = 10 million
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a GROWING problemreal GDP damming of rivers water use fertilizer consumption
paper consumption motor vehicles telephones atmospheric CO2
ozone depletion natural climate disasters biodiversity loss
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how many planets do we need?
1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008
1.6 earths
source: Global Footprint Network
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copyright Sebastião Salgado
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oil
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oilcoal
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oil
natural gas
coal
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US energy consumption
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source: US Energy Information Agency
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a climate in !ux
converging crises
the age of extreme energy
the end of economic growth
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winning the energy lottery
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M. King Hubbert
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Hubbert’s peak
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oil productiondiscoveries (lower 48)
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the oil price trap
Oil price needed for
developmentof new oil
production capacity:
$70
Minimum oil price likely to trigger economic recession:
$100
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recessions
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oil prices
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good riddance, right?
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SEARCHING FOR
A MIRACLE
[ T H E C O N S E R V A T I O N I M P E R A T I V E ]
by Richard Heinberg
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evaluating alternatives
- size of resource
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evaluating alternatives
- size of resource
- infrastructure requirements
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evaluating alternatives
- size of resource
- infrastructure requirements
- convenience of use
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evaluating alternatives
- size of resource
- infrastructure requirements
- convenience of use
- environmental impact
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evaluating alternatives
- size of resource
- infrastructure requirements
- convenience of use
- environmental impact
- renewability
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evaluating alternatives
- size of resource
- infrastructure requirements
- convenience of use
- environmental impact
- renewability
- scalability
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evaluating alternatives
- size of resource
- infrastructure requirements
- convenience of use
- environmental impact
- renewability
- scalability
- location of resource
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the tough reality
ere is no credible scenario
in which alternative energy sources can make up for fossil fuels
once declines begin.
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PCI Fellows
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key conclusions
- we have hit the limits to growth
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key conclusions
- we have hit the limits to growth
- no issue can be addressed in isolation
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key conclusions
- we have hit the limits to growth
- no issue can be addressed in isolation
- we must focus on responses, not just solutions
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key conclusions
- we have hit the limits to growth
- no issue can be addressed in isolation
- we must focus on responses, not just solutions
- we must prepare for business unusual
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key conclusions
- we have hit the limits to growth
- no issue can be addressed in isolation
- we must focus on responses, not just solutions
- we must prepare for business unusual
- we must build resilience
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resilience
the ability to absorb shocks and continue to function
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managing the transition
not a question of ifbut a question of how
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great transitions#re language
agricultureindustrialism
now
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crisis = opportunity
is is the biggest opportunityof our lifetimes.
Who will seize it?
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