#Climate #Future #Book

The Man wrote a book.
#'MinistryForTheFuture
16 min of HOPE through misery in a book by a TV doc:

"Voorbij de klimaatcrisis met Kim Stanley Robinson | VPRO Tegenlicht" [16 min]
by vpro tegenlicht [in Dutch BUT interview in English and with subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv83hvNn-GI

Quote:
It is 2080 and humanity has solved the climate crisis. Sounds like science fiction? It is. Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the best-known science fiction authors in the world, wrote the book 'Ministry for the Future' in 2019'.
But now, 5 years later, all kinds of scenarios from the book seem to become reality. An international carbon coin that is linked to the amount of CO2 that is extracted from the air? The first steps have already been taken. International agreements on returning large areas of land to nature and wildlife? Already happened last year, with China in a leading role.

#ClimateSolutions #Cities
#Lecture #TED

I got some legitimate critics on earlier 'toot' s on this topic of climate solutions for/on cities.
My perspective is one of a #RichCoutry and #WesternCities.
Most of the research and 'success stories' are about western cities with no lack of money.
The difference is obvious: far more people and far less, to no, money [so no investments].

I went back to the future [Viva Internet] and found a 7 year old lecture by TED.
Peter Calthorpe tells about changes in LA [USA] and China, heading the right way and why.
I hope my well appreciated critics can find some motivation,
with my promise to keep aware of very different circumstances on the #WholeGlobe .

"7 principles for building better cities | Peter Calthorpe | TED" [14:20 min]
by TED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFjD3NMv6Kw

Quote:
2.243.847 views 31 aug 2017
More than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The way we build new cities will be at the heart of so much that matters, from climate change to economic vitality to our very well-being and sense of connectedness. Peter Calthorpe is already at work planning the cities of the future and advocating for community design that's focused on human interaction. He shares seven universal principles for solving sprawl and building smarter, more sustainable cities.