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the species and the system (in the media)

Humans mostly act as if they have nothing to do with reality, that they are free to take as much as they want from the Earth. But that is not how it works. The Earth is not part of humanity, humanity is part of the Earth. It all started and…

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Forget tech-optimism…

The newspaper article on Saturday on the front page of the economics section of the NRC national newspaper , opens with the headline:  “believing in growth or shrinkage.” With that, I was immediately on the fence. Because it’s not about believing. It’s physics. You can calculate how much energy and…

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NRC newspaper interview: 6 limitations with sustainability

Just a few weeks ago I was interviewed by Paul Luttikhuis for the national Newspaper NRC. He creatively ‘summarized’ my book ( People vs Resources) into 6 limitations and discussed the issues with me. The first one is probably the most important one, and well re-phrased by Luttikhuis as: “the…

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