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PODCAST: The end of our Economic Model

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Gaël Giraud is an economist, author, director of research at CNRS, and professor at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. He also heads the Environmental Justice Program at Georgetown University. He is a specialist in the interaction between economics and ecology, he was Chief Economist at the French Development Agency (AFD) until July 2019. In this podcast, he helps us understand the physical limits of our economic model and invites us to rethink it in order to fit within planetary boundaries and strong social foundations.

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Gaël Giraud est économiste, directeur de recherche au CNRS, professeur à l’École nationale des ponts et chaussées et auteur. Il dirige le programme justice environnementale de Georgetown University.
Spécialiste des interactions entre économie et écologie, il occupait les fonctions de chef économiste de l’Agence française de développement (AFD) jusqu’en juillet 2019.
Dans ce podcast, il nous aide à comprendre les limites de notre modèle économique et nous invite à le repenser pour s’incrire entre les limites planétaires, et des fondations sociales fortes.

#Planet   #Sustainability   #Leadership    #Economy

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Gaël Giraud

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We need to understand the physical limits of our economic model and invites us to rethink it in order to fit within planetary boundaries and strong social foundations.

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“Celui qui croit qu’une croissance infinie peut continuer indéfiniment dans un monde fini est un fou ou un économiste”
Gaël Giraud

Directeur de recherge en économie, CNRS

PODCAST: Minerals and Metals – A Strategic Challenge

PODCAST: Minerals and Metals – A Strategic Challenge

We too often forget that our entire civilization is based on the extraction of matter, this is called extractivism. That is, to make concrete you need sand, to make steel you need iron and of course, fossil fuels.

At a time when mines are reopening in Europe, the question of energy sovereignty and its economic, geopolitical and of course environmental and social costs arises.

PODCAST: Patagonia – In business to save our Planet

PODCAST: Patagonia – In business to save our Planet

Ryan is the CEO of Patagonia on how a business can be a force for good.
Patagonia is one of the most famous outdoor brands in the world and is also renowned for leading the pack when it comes to experimenting a different way of conceiving and running a business.

PODCAST: The end of Growth?

PODCAST: The end of Growth?

Il y a 50 ans Dennis Meadows co-publiait le fameux rapport « Meadows »..
Ce rapport est aussi appelé rapport du Club de Rome, ou « limits to growth ».