The Role of Local and Regional Supply Chains in a Resource-Balanced Economy

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Peak oil is not about running out of oil or energy. It's an inflection point when that which powered our incredibly growing economy the last century is no longer available at the scale and price that would require continued growth. So how much thought have you put into supply chains and regional blocks of supply chains to strengthen them, making them more resilient? I think you mentioned in your new paper about something called industrial cluster architecture. Can you explain how this conceptually would work without getting overly dragged down in the geopolitical constraints?

In this episode, Simon Michaux returns to discuss his new paper “A Resource Balanced Economy”, which outlines an alternative economic and social system. This conversation builds off of his two previous episodes on The Great Simplification, unpacking the ideas and tools that will be helpful in planning for an unknown future with more energy and material constraints. How can we be more intentional about the design of our technology to make products that are longer lasting and easier to reuse? How can we organize society to create resilient communities based around actual human needs, rather than endless efficiency geared towards growth? Can an ‘Arcadian Blueprint’ emerge, and at what scale, and by whom?

About Simon Michaux:

Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.

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