Sentences with phrase «fit on a finite planet»

Bayer recently made his second trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, and I invited him to contribute a «Your Dot» essay on his views of the event, the limits of brainstorming and the path toward progress that fits on a finite planet.

[At the Climate, Mind and Behavior Conference of the Garrison Institute on Thursday, Clay laid out the logic behind working with big corporations to foster food production that can fit on a finite planet.

Regardless of video viewership, I don't see this approach to activism being a productive way forward on climate and energy, particularly for young people seeking a meaningful role in fostering progress that can fit on a finite planet.

In the end, a balance will be needed, involving savings and commerce, if there is a chance of developing economies that function for the long haul, and that can fit on a finite planet.

Despite its limitations, the book provides a stimulating blueprint for fostering progress that can fit on a finite planet.

The article is a fascinating exploration of the basic question at the heart of Dot Earth: can humanity's infinite aspirations fit on a finite planet as our numbers and appetites crest.

Not exact matches

As I've written here before, finding and disseminating education methods that foster creative, collaborative and resilient learning and problem solving is a prime path toward fitting human aspirations on a finite planet.

Whether you embrace Ausubel's technology imperative or seek ways to shift human values and norms to fit infinite aspirations on a finite planet (or both, as I do), a thorough look in the mirror appears worthwhile.

But it certainly doesn't hurt to try, given the extraordinary gulfs on the planet now between haves and have nots, the signs that business as usual will be hard to fit on a finite, increasingly human - shaped planet and the fast - expanding capacity to share and shape ideas in ways that smooth the human journey.

There's an awful lot of talk about internalizing externalities as a path to fitting humans» infinite aspirations on a finite planet, but this seems quite hard to carry out in places where this would matter most.

Here are some end - of - year thoughts on ways to fit human aspirations on a finite planet, expressed during a recent short interview taped while I was participating in this years Business for Social Responsibility (aka BSR) conference (more interviews and talks are here).

This body of analysis is closely related to the core focus of this blog: finding ways to fit infinite human aspirations (and appetites) on a finite planet.

It's just a reality to keep in mind on the path toward fitting human aspirations on a finite planet.

The piece focused on Will Wright, the mind behind Spore and The Sims, and solicited questions for Wright as well as others» views on the notion that virtual experiences can help fit infinite human aspirations on a finite planet.

Through most of this month and the next few days, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is hosting an enormous gathering of environmentalists, diplomats, scientists, indigenous leaders and others trying to break new ground in international efforts to fit human activities and aspirations within the constraints that come with life on a finite planet.

To what extremes are we willing to go, to fit more and more people and bigger and bigger economies on a finite planet?