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107. Breaking Boundaries, Post Growth & The Future We Choose

50 min • 24 juni 2021

This week, a live recording of our event “Breaking Boundaries, Post Growth & The Future We Choose” with special guests Johan Rockström and Tim Jackson.

A little bit about our guests:

Johan Rockström is the Director of Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research & Author of Breaking Boundaries, which is both a book and a powerful Netflix documentary.

Tim Jackson is the Director of The Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity at the University of Surrey and has recently issued his latest book, Post Growth.

Join us for a sobering, gripping, and stubbornly optimistic conversation about the most decisive decade in human history. How can we change the stories we tell ourselves, to engage, inspire and empower people toward climate action?

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Book Links:

The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide To The Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet by Johan Rockström & Owen Gaffney

Post Growth: Life After Capitalism by Tim Jackson

To take meaningful steps to protect what you love from the worst damages of climate change, and to join the Guiness World Record attempt this month, check out the Count Us In Campaign, and decide if we can count you in!

Christiana, Johan and Tim have all been honoured as Hillary Laureates. Tap in to learn more about the work of the Hillary Institute.

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Thank you to our guests this week, Johan Rockström & Tim Jackson!

Johan Rockström

Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

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Tim Jackson

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