Parlons Futur Entretien exclusif avec Philippe Bihouix, auteur de la BD à succès "Ressources : Un défi pour l'humanité"
Mar 6, 2025
Philippe Bihouix, an engineer and author known for his focus on sustainability, discusses his graphic novel 'Ressources' with the host. He explores the tension between technological optimism and Malthusian caution, highlighting the limits of resources and the challenges of recycling. The conversation delves into the complexities of growth, economic structures, and the reality of material consumption in modern society. Philippe also advocates for low-tech solutions and social innovations to support sustainable living.
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How The BD Project Started
- Bihouix and Vincent Perriot conceived the BD project after meeting and shared interests in fiction and technical themes.
- The comic blends scenario work, storyboard, drawing, and color to convey resource ideas playfully.
Origins Of The Cornucopian Myth
- The cornucopian myth of endless material abundance grew from 17th-century progress narratives and accelerated with industrial science.
- Philippe Bihouix warns this optimism overlooks ecological limits and persistent pollution risks.
Progress Helped But Didn’t Remove Limits
- Neo‑Malthusians were partially wrong because technological progress expanded reserves and productivity.
- Yet Bihouix emphasizes we've hit planetary limits like climate, phosphorus, and persistent pollutants.
