Erik Lindberg thinks and writes about many of the issues I think and write about. Two differences between us are that Erik is more intelligent and is a much better writer.
Here is the impressive catalog of Lindberg’s work.
His most recent essay is a primer on economic growth and discusses:
- relationships between the economy, energy, and environment
- why we like and want economic growth
- why economic growth is the greatest threat to humanity
- the magnitude of human overshoot
- why improvements in efficiency won’t help
- how and why money is created
- why the design of our system is brilliant (on an infinite planet)
- why the design of our system requires economic growth
- why economic growth must end
- why the end of economic growth will be very painful
- why the next economic depression will be different
- why it is difficult to switch to a new economic system
- why no one is to blame
I wrote a similar essay here, but I think Erik’s essay is the most accurate, complete, concise, unbiased, and well written treatment of the topic I’ve seen.
For anyone seeking to understand the most important issue we face, this is one of the best places to start:
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2017-02-22/economic-growth-a-primer/
The only topic that Lindberg does not discuss to my satisfaction is why, despite overwhelming evidence, do we not acknowledge or discuss, let alone attempt to act on, our predicament?
Lindberg acknowledges that denial is the reason we ignore facts, but does not explain the ubiquity and strength of denial in an otherwise intelligent species.
I remain the only person I know of that thinks Varki provides the best explanation for our collective denial of reality.
un-Denial 