What Do the Three Main Fossils Really Do for Us?

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Simon Tisdall: I would like to have you back in a couple of months, probably repeatedly. One of the things that actually is something that needs unpacking and hasn't been done yet is the role of coal. When we lose coal, we lose manufacture. What do they really do for us? What do we really need and what do we not need? Yeah, excellent. Happy Halloween Superman. Thank you so much for your continued wisdom and hard work on these issues.

On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework for responses to the coming energy and material constraints described in the previous episode. This includes both practical thoughts for how to organize communities around resources and also a shift in mindset from short term to long-term and from competition to cooperation. How do we simultaneously lay out all of the biophysical constraints on the table so that we can begin preparing for and adapting to a changing future?

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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