The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
The energetics of life show us the way to a seismic change in the capacity and sustainability of our species.
The energetics of life show us the way to a seismic change in the capacity and sustainability of our species.
13th December 2013 Vitality! How life makes the best of the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics The time has come to build a world where we can welcome 9 billion people rather than fear their arrival. A future of healthy and thriving ecosystems and 9 billion capable citizens is an ambitious vision and a powerful driver …
Using money to put things on a level playing field makes sense, but only if the things we are comparing are actually comparable - natural capital is not.
We decided to see how all our Towards 9 Billion posts over the last 18 months looked through a data visualisation. Here are the words we used in bubbles.
Entropy applies without exception to all activities and processes. Is it the meta metric to measure and drive a circular economy?
Entropy applies without exception to all activities and processes. Is it the meta metric to measure and drive a circular economy?
Suicide by planet...will our current model of capitalism make us the first species to willfully self destruct?
We will have more than 9 billion people on the planet by 2050 - lets tidy the house for the vistors we have coming.
The Salzburg Statement on New Governance for Sustainability - given the challenges we face, are our existing approaches fit for purpose?
The limits to growth are framed by thermodynamics, not sentiment and custom. We must evolve our systems of value to work within and alongside this reality.
27th June 2013 New governance for sustainability The Salzburg Global Seminar was formed in 1948 with a mission to “…challenge present and future leaders to solve issues of global concern.” Joss was invited to the Seminar’s session 515 – new governance for sustainability to talk about Terrafiniti’s IPO for Earth concept. See the slides and …
12th June 2013 More life now! A manifesto for rejuvenative technology We need to drive a flowering of technology that is rejuvenative in its impact and biotic in its nature. Organisations, governments, companies and just plain everyone should be contributing to the sum total of life on this planet. In this post we introduce rejuvenative …