Tim Jackson: An economic reality check

http://www.ted.com As the world faces recession, climate change, inequity and more, Tim Jackson delivers a piercing challenge to established economic principles, explaining how we might stop feeding the crises and start investing in our future.

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[omenworks]

‎"This is a strange rather perverse story. Let me put it this way in very simple terms. It's a story about us people, being persuaded to spend money we don't have, on things we don't need to create impressions that won’t last on people we don't care about". - Tim Jackson

[John Doh]

Expanding on that issue using common sense that most people seem to lack, the Earth is not an unlimited supply of resources therefore has a tipping point as to its ability to sustain life. We r passed the tipping point. 1 good example of this is the worlds fisheries market that is starting to collapse as we have over fished the oceans

[Richard Hookway]

You can't change a system that's rotten to the core. Your "birth certificate" is your "date of manufacture". In this system you are property with privileges but no rights. There is no saving it. Fuck off liberal twats.

[madleinfrost]

Hello. Nice to have found your channel.

[Tutankh89]

You do raise a valid point, but it points towards the unsuitability of a capitalist growth model within a world of finite resource.

A profit model designed where economic exploits are constrained by the global ecology doesn't mean profits aren't possible at all.

[Tutankh89]

He isn't saying economics has no place at all, but economics within the realms of constrained market environmentalism is a much preferential model.

20% provides incentives for innovation within the realm of ecological economics from an economic perspective. A complete reliance on NGOs or legislation involves rebound from the corporate sector. It's a case of remedying the cause versus mitigating the effects (my opinion)

[Tutankh89]

I understand your point in terms of price mechanisms. But please consider fossil fuel subsidies designed to mitigate price rises , huge mechanical reliance on FFuels etc.

You overestimate the abilities of technological efficiencies as a means to achieve reductions of ecological impacts.

Consider and research:

Technological rebound&

Relative vs absolute decoupling

In order to achieve carbon reductions in a growth economy we require unprecedented levels of efficiency reductions never seen before

[Tutankh89]

I think you completely marginalise the choice by claiming it is a choice between the exploitation of resources or wildlife. Completely marginalise in fact.

[daver744]

I think your missing the point. Its not a matter if earth can currently support a population. Its if it can continue to...

[Patrick Hannan]

The little girl meant to say, "drafts". When she heard it before it sounded like giraffes to her so that's how she remembered it.

[Pannsatannsa]

It just means that we are, quite obviously, very busy with our daily lives - and doing our bit in fighting climate change by e.g. insulating our windows - and that might inhibit big change, big thinking, big difference. So basically, we want to be good and do good things, but our individual efforts will not save the world (...) if we don't change the economic system our actions are embedded in.

[sarenace]

err, this whole talk made absolutely no sense to me, especially "too busy keeping out the giraffes". I mean, wtf was with that reference???