Lecture
Economics and Climate
Dr. Richard Norgaard critiques economic growth models as incompatible with sustainability, framing them as belief systems that ignore ecological limits and moral responsibility. He calls for reimagining economics to protect the poor, future generations, and the planet.
Learning Objectives
The learning objectives for this lecture are to:
- Our economy is destroying us (people and planet)
- We should not look to our destructive economy to determine what to do
- Every economy is a system of faith
- Our economic beliefs are unreal and immoral
- The poor and future generations are paying the price
Dr. Richard Norgaard, Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, is an ecological economist and former IPCC contributor. His work examines the moral and ecological flaws in mainstream economic thinking.
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