Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity

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Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity is set to make its debut in French on 27 September 2023, courtesy of the publishing house Actes Sud. Earth4All speakers will take the stage to present the conclusions and policy recommendations in front of an audience of decision makers and industry leaders from around the world.

Global food systems are clearly broken. They currently create unhealthy and unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, as well as enormous waste, and must be upgraded accordingly. Regulation of markets for the public good will be critical in this process. More systematic and effective regulation is necessary, not only with respect to food but also in markets for goods and services, finance, labour and land, and to those connected to nature and the environment. Achieving all this will not be easy, of course. Widespread, sustainable gains in wellbeing require active governments that are willing to reshape markets and pursue long-term visions for societies. This in turn requires political will and a sea-change in governments’ perceptions—unlikely without significant public pressure and mass mobilisation. But, given our proximity to so many tipping points, the default option is terrifying: environmental devastation, extreme economic disparities and fragilities, and potentially unbearable social and political tensions. Stubborn optimism versus immobilizing pessimism. Long-term vision versus short-term reaction. Collective intelligence versus individualism. Human well-being vs compulsive consumption. Valuing our future versus discounting it. A livable planet versus an unstable planet. The choices we must make for a prosperous common future are crystal clear. So is the urgency to act and to redress the imbalances of a broken socio-economic model. What is less clear is how to articulate the system change we need, how to manage the complexities that come with it, how to constructively engage all the relevant stakeholders, how to sequence the moves from the different players, how to prioritize strategic transformations, how to measure impacts, how to anticipate and to mitigate risks... And here is where Earth for All comes to the rescue: an honest contribution for positive change from some of the most renowned thinkers, scientists and economists of our time. A recalibrated set of lenses to explore the challenges of our generation: global equity and a healthy planet. A map to explore, dive deep and inspire. A must- read for any policymaker who values our future, as well as for corporate leaders, responsible investors and the general public worldwide. Earth for All is a call for action and a movement to infuse social and political change for the common good. Earth for All is inspired by the legacy of The Limits to Growth , but it goes well-beyond that. It provides a guide to leapfrog into the future most of us long for. This is the tale of our time. A story not to be missed. They struggle to adapt to climate impacts with many living in areas that are close to the limits of human habitabilityTwo alternative scenarios – Too-Little-Too-Late vs The Giant Leap – and what they mean for our collective future It's time to shift from the age of endless growth to an age of thriving in balance. This thought-provoking analysis proposes five critical turnarounds for getting us there – each of them raising urgent issues for public discussion and action. Read on to explore possible futures for humanity and join the most vital debate of our times." The event is hosted by the Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN, the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN, and Earth4All. Earth4All: one future, two scenarios, one choice. Jayati Ghosh is an internationally recognized development economist and professor at the University of Massachusetts. She has authored and/or edited 19 books and nearly 200 scholarly articles, received several national and international prizes, and is member of an array of international commissions. She writes regularly for a variety of media.

Their second scenario is called ‘the Giant Leap’, and shows how clean energy, regenerative farming and more inclusive economic policies can begin to rebalance inequality and end poverty faster. There are important interventions for each of the five goals. For poverty, for example, the ones that make the biggest difference are debt relief and greater fiscal freedom for developing countries, reform of trade rules, rebalancing ‘special drawing rights’ from the IMF to favour poorer countries, and facilitating access to technology. Earth4All contributors and supporters will rally this call for an economic system that works for people’s wellbeing. Join us. Make signs -use our policy recommendations. Support us in making this message as strong as possible for decision-makers. 50th anniversary of The Limits to Growth report and Donella Meadows celebration Recent scientific assessments have shifted the climate debate from questions of “if” and “when” global warming will reach a certain point to the question of just how bad things will get. Anticipations of a hotter world have brought the issues of adaptation and climate justice to the fore. Join the Club of Rome co-president and coauthor of Earth forAll: A Survival Guide forHumanity,Sandrine Decléve-Dixson.

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Ending poverty through reform of the international financial system, lifting 3-4 billion people out of poverty

Sandrine Dixson-Declève is co-president of the Club of Rome and has over 30 years of leadership in climate change, sustainability, innovation and energy. GreenBiz named her one of the 30 most influential women driving change in the low-carbon economy. She is a policy advisor, facilitator, TED speaker, teacher, and author of Quel Monde Pour Demain? This scenario points to growing inequalities and declining social trust, as people and countries turn against one another in competing for resources. Without sufficient collective action to limit the immense pressure on nature, Earth’s life-supporting systems (such as climate, water, soil and forests) will keep deteriorating and some regions will come close to or even cross irreversible tipping points. For many people already living in poverty and for many other species, what is effectively hell on Earth awaits.Finance experts Frank van Gansbeke and James Vaccaro will then complement this need for a new economic architecture with deep shifts in our current Bretton Woods institutions and financial framework that underpins an economy and financial system that services people, planet and prosperity first and foremost. Multi-Solving for Permacrisis Earth is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system. That means Venus and Mars are Earth’s neighboring planets. As part of the Ars Electronica Festival, the Austrian Chapter of the Club of Rome are organising an event to present Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity – a new report to the Club of Rome. In partnership with Forum for a New Economy and SPERI, this symposium will examine the impact The Limits to Growth report has had and whether its message has been contradicted by reality as often argued, the empirical data we have on the compatibility of economic growth and environmental sustainability, discuss whether new approaches beyond the old fundamental question could serve as a bridge between the camps, and dig deeper into the question what the post-growth concept would mean for public budgets or innovation in the economy.