Climate Change and Infrastructure - Is There a Shift?

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I believe society will shift into four parallel groups based on paradigm. And there are other thoughts, for example, like how do our levels of government respond to this? Right. So the four social groups, they're all paradigms. It's like when you go meet with like-minded people. The first group is the group I call the old school where they want to see things that they believe. They just point blank refuse to see some of these issues. Is that the majority of society? I would guess it's something like, at the moment, say two-thirds, maybe three-quarters of society. But what's interesting is 20 years ago, it would have been 95

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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