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Non-Fiction Trilogy of sorts - "#TheLimitsToGrowth; #PowerLimitsAndProspectsForHumanSurvival; and #EarthForAllASurvivalGuideForHumanity.

So, my copy of "The Limits To Growth" is a first edition from 1972, which I bought in a used book store in 1980. Whoever owned it before ("Denison") highlighted a bunch of stuff (the old school highlighters that don't fade), and put zig-zag lines around this paragraph: "In any finite system there must be constraints that can act to stop exponential growth. These constraints are negative feedback loops. The negative loops become stronger and stronger as growth approches the ultimate limit, or carrying capacity, of the system's environment. Finally, the negative loops balance or dominate the positive ones, and growth comes to an end. In the world system the negative feedback loops involve such processes as pollution of the environment, depletion of nonrenewable resources, and famine."

Fast forward to 2021, where one of the Limits To Growth authors, #DennisMeadows, describes #RichardHeinberg's "Power - Limits And Prospects for Human Survival" as "a powerful new way of understanding the historic rise and probable fall of our species. It is an impressive, sweeping, and thought-provoking narrative." Heinberg talks about how we got to where we are today (lots of history), but also offers solutions (like #Agroecology and #Degrowth).

Finally, "#EarthForAll - A Survival Guide For Humanity" -- which was a report to the #ClubOfRome, and a 50 year follow-up to Limits To Growth. This book is where I learned about the #GiantLeapScenario that we so need to survive as a species on a viable planet.

Limits To Growth influenced my thinking at a young age. "Power" explains how we went wrong, and "Earth For All" gives me hope for the future.

#Bookstodon #AmReading #History #DeGrowth #PowerStructures #ABetterWorldIsPossible #SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #GiantLeap

#StorySeedLibrary helps us envision a better future! TY @MaQuest @alxd

#SolarPunkSunday #World3 #EarthForAll #SW #StabilizedWorld #DeGrowth #SharingEconomy #GiantLeap #Technology + #Sustainability

So, it's not all bad news... I came across this from the "Recalibration" article referenced earlier... I plan on reading this soon!

#EarthForAll: A #Survival Guide for #Humanity

"Published in 2022, this book details the findings of our initiative and details how we can steer humanity away from #ecological and #social catastrophe.

"The book is the result of collaboration between the 21st century Transformational Economics Commission and systems analysts and modelling teams. The lead authors are Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Owen Gaffney, Jayati Ghosh, Jørgen Randers, Johan Rockström and Per Espen Stoknes.

"The economic system keeps crashing. It's time to install a new operating system.

"Earth for All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation.

Coverage includes:

- Results of new global modeling that indicates falling wellbeing and rising social tensions
- heighten risk of regional societal collapses

"Two alternative scenarios – #TooLittleTooLate vs #TheGiantLeap – and what they mean for our collective future

- Five system-shifting steps that can upend poverty and inequality, lift up marginalized people, and transform our food and energy systems by 2050

- A clear pathway to reboot our global economic system so it works for all people and the planet.

"Written in an open, accessible, and inspirational style using clear language and high impact visuals, Earth for All  is a profound vision for uncertain times and a map to a better future."

Giant leap

"This scenario assumes societies embark on a new path to a #sustainable world by 2050. What if we fundamentally reconfigure our economies, energy and food systems so that they work for both people and the planet? Can we avoid the worst of #ClimateChange impacts and increase our societies’ resilience to shocks? Will we succeed in ending extreme poverty, guaranteeing everyone a healthy diet and access to quality education and healthcare?"

Book:
https://earth4all.life/the-book/

Website:
https://earth4all.life/

#SolarPunk #SocietalChange #SW #World3 #LtG #LimitsToGrowth #StabilizedWorld #resilience #SharingEconomy #Sustainability #Technology #GiantLeap #SolarPunkSunday

Liebe Berliner*innen: Wer will schon im #TooLittleTooLate Szenario leben? Wer nicht schon via Briefwahl für das #GiantLeap Szenario #klimaneutral2030 gestimmt hat, muss am 26.03.23 für einen rechtlich bindenden #klimaneustart abstimmen gehen, damit Berlins Zukunft lebenswert ist! #BerlinForAll #EarthForAll
https://www.berlin2030.org/