Will the end of economic growth come by design — or disaster? | Gaya Herrington

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🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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What if solving poverty, caring for nature and fostering well-being were the ultimate goals of the economy, instead of growth for its own sake? Environmentalist and economist Gaya Herrington proposes a shift in thinking from "never enough" to "enough for each," asking us to contemplate whether the end of exponential growth on a finite planet will come by design — or disaster.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
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0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.0	Why do problems like poverty and pollution persist,
0:21.0	especially when the world is getting richer and more developed.
0:24.7	Sustainability expert Gaya Harrington shares eye-opening analysis to explain the why.
0:30.9	And after the break, she shares what needs to be done to shape the world we want to live in.
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0:50.0	Let's contemplate the word enough, because I think it will play an important role
0:55.5	going forward. When I watch the news or scroll my feeds I keep coming back to the same
1:01.4	questions.
1:02.6	Why?
1:03.6	Despite all our knowledge and innovation,
1:06.6	do problems like poverty and pollution
1:09.1	keep plaguing humanity?
1:12.0	Why, despite astonishing advances in renewable energy and resource efficiency, is
1:17.5	fossil fuel use at an all-time high, as is our global ecological footprint.
1:23.0	And why, despite being responsible for the main part of that footprint,
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