growth limits – Kruse Kronicle

The World’s Resources Aren’t Running Out – Matt Ridley

May 5, 2014

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, Environment, Human Progress, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Wall Street Journal: The World's Resources Aren't Running Out As I listen to conversations about our economic future, I hear two visions of the future being articulated, and I think both are inaccurate. First, there are what I call the Malthusians. They see a world of imminent collapse, limits to growth, exhausted resources, and such.…

Limits to Growth: Still Wrong, Still Influential – Bjorn Lomborg

Feb 25, 2014

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in Capitalism and Markets, Demography, Economic Development, Economics, Human Progress, Technology, Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Below is a presentation by Bjorn Lomborg at Creative Innovation 2013: Asia Pacific. I think this is a remarkable presentation. First, a few remarks. How much can the global economy grow? That is a big issue in economics and environmentalism. Clearly, the earth has a fixed quantity of resources. If the economy grows exponentially, then…

Are Economic Output and Energy Consumption Decoupling?

Jan 28, 2014

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in Economic Development, Environment, Great Divergence, Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Washington Post: Can we sever the link between energy and economic growth? This is a very important story that is easily overlooked. Why? People genuinely concerned about global economic growth frequently default into a Malthusian thought process. It goes something like this. We have X amount of economic activity today, and that economic activity requires…

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The World’s Resources Aren’t Running Out – Matt Ridley

Limits to Growth: Still Wrong, Still Influential – Bjorn Lomborg

Are Economic Output and Energy Consumption Decoupling?