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Episode 447
Published 1 year, 9 months ago
Description
On "eco-modernism".
Ted Nordhaus, co-founder and executive director of the Breakthrough Institute, talks to Leigh and Alex the 20th anniversary of "The Death of Environmentalism" and the 10th anniversary of "The Ecomodernist Manifesto". We discuss:
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The fundamental philosophical differences between "building-out" and "restraint".
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Whether industrial policy like the Inflation Reduction Act is in line with the ecomodern approach
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Why environmentalism differs in the US versus Western Europe
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Why modernisation gets lost in discussions on the environment
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What techno-optimism and what techno-fixes are
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What the Abundance Agenda is
Links:
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The Death of Environmentalism, Breakthrough Institute