Optimistic assessment of global environmental crisis

Climate policy despite Trump

Smashing new Report from the Club of Rome

Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Executive Summary.- Part One
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C'mon! Don't tell me the current trends are sustainable! .- 1.1 Introduction: The World in Disarray.- 1.2 Limits to Growth - how relevant was its message?- 1.3 Planetary Boundaries.- 1.4 The Anthropocene .- 1.5 The Climate Challenge.- 1.6 Other disasters ahead.- 1.7 Unsustainable population growth - and urbanization.- 1.8 Unsustainable agriculture and food system.- 1.9 Trade versus environment.- 1.10 The 2030 Agenda - the devil is in implementation.- 1.11 Do we like disruptions? The case of the digital revolution.- 1.12 From Empty World to Full World .- Part Two - C'mon! Don't stick to outdated philosophies!.- 2.1 Laudato Sí: The Pope raises His voice.- 2.2 Change the Story, Change the Future.- 2.3 1991: "The First Global Revolution" .- 2.4 Capitalism got arrogant .- 2.5 The failure of the market doctrine .- 2.6 Philosophical errors of the market doctrine.- 2.7 Reductionist philosophy is shallow and inadequate.- 2.8 Gaps between Theory, Education and Social Reality.- 2.9 Tolerance and long-term perspectives.- 2.10 We may need a New Enlightenment.- Part Three Come On! Join us on an exciting journey towards a sustainable world!
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3.1 A regenerative economy.- 3.2 Development Alternatives.- 3.3 The Blue Economy.- 3.4 Decentralized energy.- 3.5 Some agricultural success stories.- 3.6 Regenerative urbanization: Ecopolis.- 3.7 Climate: Some good news, but bigger challenges.- 3.8 Circular economy requires a new economic logic.- 3.9 Five-fold resource productivity.- 3.10 Healthy disruption.- 3.11 Reform of the financial sector.- 3.12 Reform of the economic set-up.- 3.13 Benign investment.- 3.14 Measuring well-being rather than GDP.- 3.15 Civil Society, Social Capital and Collective Leadership.- 3.16 Global Governance.- 3.17 National level action: China and Bhutan.- 3.18 Education for a sustainable civilization.- Conclusion: We invite readers to 'come on'.- Index.- Blurbs.