Bill Rees at his best. His frustration is palpable. And unfortunately, even after interviewing the likes of Simon Michaux and Nate Hagens among many, Rachel is still bargaining with the truth. That’s how difficult accepting reality is.
Humankind’s footprint threatens to squash life under its heel. Our impact on the planet cannot be understated. We have thrust Earth into a new geological period, destroyed the majority of the world’s wildlife, razed her forests, and rendered innumerable species extinct. We are expert consumers with no limits to our appetite, it seems. Unless the climate becomes so unstable our own systems break down. This, of course, is what we’re already seeing. Bill Rees, bio-ecologist, ecological economist, and originator of the ecological footprint analysis, joins me to discuss this breakdown—how we got here, where we’re going, and why he has little hope for humankind to make it through. We discuss systems change, potential outcomes, and how to create “lifeboats” in a crisis. We also go head-to-head on the framing of some of these issues before finding common ground towards the end of the episode.
One of the things that came out from this podcast that I wasn’t aware of is that Wales has cancelled all new road building. I think Bill was a bit underwhelmed, and with good reason. Because when I searched for info on this, I found the video below. And you wonder why change is so bloody hard to achieve. I’m with Bill. Nothing will change until it’s way way too late…
Damn the Matrix 