Limits to Growth @limits2growth@qoto.org

Nobel Prize in economics awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer "This year's Laureates have designed methods for addressing some of our time's most basic and pressing questions about how we create long-term sustained and sustainable economic growth," - https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/08/business/nobel-prize-economics/index.html

U.N. Panel Warns on Climate Change: It's Life or Death -- "But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge." - https://www.truthdig.com/articles/u-n-panel-warns-on-climate-change-its-life-or-death/

Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040 - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/climate/ipcc-climate-report-2040.html

Global warming must not exceed 1.5C, warns landmark UN report. Carbon pollution would have to be cut by 45% by 2030 – compared with a 20% cut under the 2C pathway – and come down to zero by 2050, compared with 2075 for 2C. - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/global-warming-must-not-exceed-15c-warns-landmark-un-report

Climate report: Scientists politely urge 'act now, idiots'; It's the final call, say scientists, the most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures. - https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45775309

Europe’s great potato crisis [ anomaly or the beginning of the end of an era ] - https://www.economist.com/europe/

Stopping Climate Change Is Hopeless. Let’s Do It. - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/sunday/climate-change-global-warming.html

A major climate report will slam the door on wishful thinking -- The IPCC is likely to say that even the most optimistic scenario for climate change isn’t great at all. - https://www.vox.com/2018/10/5/17934174/climate-change-global-warming-un-ipcc-report-1-5-degrees?fbclid=IwAR3CJLaxRVfTyLGqsAwkBymT4dyvxEoMT_S33kXThIODtxmroQ_mHpNTgx0

Oil giant Saudi Arabia backed down at the last minute Saturday from obstructing the adoption of a major report by the UN's climate science panel - https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/s-arabia-backs-down-blocking-un-climate-report-sources-doc-19t3mb2

David Suzuki on Exponential Growth

https://youtu.be/bsd1IT7ySfE

Chile opens spectacular 1,700-mile trail, connecting 17 national parks - https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/chile-opens-spectactular-1700-mile-trail-connecting-17-national-parks

Tim Garret -"Somehow, something will have to give" https://vimeo.com/226800557

Global inequality is on the rise – but at vastly different rates across the world - http://theconversation.com/global-inequality-is-on-the-rise-but-at-vastly-different-rates-across-the-world-88976

Some good news... - https://m.dw.com/en/german-court-orders-suspension-of-hambach-forest-clearance/a-45764690

The purpose of life is to disperse energy https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10674

Climate changing faster than feared, but why are we surprised? - https://m.phys.org/news/2018-10-climate-faster.html

Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as reducing emissions: Protecting and restoring forests would reduce 18% of emissions by 2030 and help to avoid global temperature rise beyond 1.5C. - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/04/climate-change-deforestation-global-warming-report

World Population Clock: 7.7 Billion People (2018) - Worldometers - http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

▶ Move Upstream - We're Overpopulated by Overpopulation Podcast - https://m.soundcloud.com/overpopulationpodcast/move-upstream-were-overpopulated

Population IS a Problem by Overpopulation Podcast - https://m.soundcloud.com/overpopulationpodcast/population-is-a-problem