Limits to Growth: Where We Are and What to Do About It

October 14th, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Strut Studios
Ste: 203 - 910 Richards St., Vancouver, BC V6B 6K5

Is the global economy hitting the limits to growth?

In this talk and engaging discussion, Nate Hagens will synthesize the current landscape of global energy, environment and financial risks while offering suggestions for what to do as a hominid living on a full planet. He will raise the question of whether it is possible to degrow our economies with conscious effort before our options are constrained by external forces. After a quick summary of the situation, he will lead a conversation with the audience on appropriate responses to these challenges. Are large climate rallies accomplishing anything? If they aren't, what is a better plan of action?

Our Speaker:

-- Nate Hagens --

Nate Hagens is a well-known speaker on the big picture issues facing human society. Until recently he was lead editor of The Oil Drum, one of the most popular and highly-respected websites for analysis and discussion of global energy supplies and the future implications of energy decline. Nate is currently on the Boards of Post Carbon Institute, Bottleneck Foundation, IIER and Institute for the Study of Energy and the Future.

Nate's presentations address the opportunities and constraints we face after the coming end of economic growth. On the supply side, Nate focuses on the interrelationship between debt-based financial markets and natural resources, particularly energy. On the demand side, Nate addresses the evolutionarily-derived underpinnings to status, addiction, and our aversion to acting about the future and offers suggestions on how individuals and society might better adapt to what's ahead. Ultimately, Nate’s talks cover the issues relevant to propelling our species (and others) into deep time.

Nate has appeared on PBS, BBC, ABC and NPR, and has lectured around the world. He holds a Masters Degree in Finance from the University of Chicago and a PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont. Previously Nate was President of Sanctuary Asset Management and a Vice President at the investment firms Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brothers.

Format:

60 minute presentation from our speaker

30 minutes for Q&A & discussion

30 minutes for hanging out with each other

Organized by:

Vancouver De-growth
The Revelry Society
The Extraenvironmentalist
The BC Work Less Party

The event will be recorded on video and posted on The Extraenvironmentalist Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/xenvironmental By attending and asking a question, you may appear in the final video.