Earth for all: a survival guide for humanity

By: Dixson-Decleve, SandrineContributor(s): Gaffney, Owen [Co-author] | Ghosh, Jayati [Co-author] | Randers, Jorgen [Co-author] | Rockstrom, Johan [Co-author] | Stoknes, Per Espen [Co-author]Material type: BookBookPublication details: Gabriola Island New Society Publishers 2022Description: xx, 195p.: ill. Includes notes and indexISBN: 9780865719866Subject(s): Climate change | Climate change mitigation | Environmental policy | Environment protectionDDC classification: 363.73874 Summary: Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world recognizes that we are now at the cliff edge: Earth has crossed multiple planetary boundaries while widespread inequality is causing deep instabilities in societies. There seems to be no way out. Earth For All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation. https://newsociety.com/books/e/earth-for-all
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Table of contents

Earth for all: Five extraordinary turnarounds for global equity on a healthy planet
Exploring two scenarios: Too little too late or giant leap?
Saying goodbye to poverty
The inequality turnaround: "Sharing the dividends"
The empowerment turnaround: "Achieving gender equity"
The food turnaround: Making the food system healthy for people and planet
The energy turnaround: "Electrifying everything"
From "Winner take all" capitalism to Earth4All economies
A call to action


Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world recognizes that we are now at the cliff edge: Earth has crossed multiple planetary boundaries while widespread inequality is causing deep instabilities in societies. There seems to be no way out.
Earth For All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation.


https://newsociety.com/books/e/earth-for-all

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