The relationship between energy and capital: insights from The Wealth of Nations | Journal paper by Simon Mair

Simon Mair explores energy-capital relations through Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, showing how capital drives energy use and efficiency for profi ...

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#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?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EHCguJp9eQ

- #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.
Jean-Marc Jancovici: "Our Global Energy Predicament" | The Great Simplification #84

On this episode, Nate is joined by well-known French educator Jean-Marc Jancovici to discuss the critical importance of energy to modern economies. Together,...

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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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Green economy, money and prosperity | BBC Radio 4 Rethink with Tim Jackson, Bernice Lee, Najma Mohamed and Rhian-Mari Thomas

What may switching to a green economy mean for the way we live and work and is it compatible with economic growth? Together with his invited guests and co-h ...

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