If we had at much higher sustained energy prices because of ukraine, russia or whatever else, it would kind of be a defacto carbon tax that we've been unable to implement for a long time. It's the market itself and an depletion and geo political risk cause higher prices. If no growth, then financial recalebration. And once that happens, then all kinds of other things bubble up and become important. We have so much energy dependent stuff that we've become used to. When i grew up, it was unusual for a family to have a car. Most of us got around either walking or yo used public transport. Increasingly here, you can't go anywhere
On this episode, we meet with author, social scientist, policy researcher, and mental health advocate Tim Watkins.
Watkins gives us a bird’s eye view of how energy, the economy, the environment, and mental health fit together. How important will mental health be to help us navigate uncertain times?
About Tim Watkins:
Tim Watkins is the author Consciousness of Sheep, social scientist, policy researcher, and mental health advocate.
Watkins has authored a range of books, including numerous books and booklets on the subject mental health, wellbeing and self-help. In 2015 he published “Austerity - Will Kill the Economy”, a critique of the economic policies adopted in the UK since 2010; and “Britain’s Coming Energy Crisis - Peak Oil and the End of the World as we Know it”, a guide to the UK’s particular vulnerabilities in a world without cheap oil.
Tim Watkins is a founder-director of Waye Forward Ltd. A qualified Life Coach, he also provides coaching, mentoring and support to other writers.
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