CHALLENGES OF A JUST GREEN TRANSITION��What’s the green transition, why’s it so slow, who’s behind the backlash, and what on earth to do?�
Gareth Dale, Brunel University
Source: “Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene,” PNAS August 14, 2018
Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction … is committing suicide by proxy
“The truth is, Tesco has been getting greener for years … After all, there are sound commercial reasons for cutting energy consumption,�reducing fuel consumption, and�getting rid of excess packaging.�We’d be doing these things�even if we had no concern for�the environment at all.”
Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco
BioEnergy withCarbonConmanShip
Half of US emissions reductions will come “from technologies we don’t yet have.”�John Kerry, www.bbc.co.uk, 16 May 2021
‘Wicked problems’
There is no agreed definition
There’s no clear test of a “solution”
Seeking a “correct” answer is a waste of time
There are no specialised experts to call on for solutions
There is no single root cause
The problem is new – so the value of previous experience is limited
Climate change: a ‘wicked problem’?
There is no agreed definition???
There’s no clear test of a “solution”???
Seeking a “correct” answer is a waste of time???
There are no specialised experts to call on for solutions???
There is no single root cause???
The problem is new – so the value of previous experience is limited??
Nicholas If-Jesus-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon
William Petty
John Locke
Boisguilbert
Dudley North
Josiah Child
Land use, USA and EU