Aligning our organizations to planetary boundaries
summary
Argues that the usual “ecological transition” model fails and proposes ecological redirection as a framework that forces renunciation and explicit trade‑offs rather than techno-optimization. Cites an MIT study saying current energy transitions need 363 years versus the ~20–30 years climate target and notes a Caldeira example requiring one nuclear plant every three years to meet goals. Introduces zombie technologies that are materially deployed but ecologically incompatible, and proposes an incubator that audits projects with earth‑system science and democratic climate protocols.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Aligning innovation with boundaries
- 3:36Ecosystem collapse narratives
- 7:10Critique of sustainability paradigm
- 13:35Flaws in energy transition
- 16:24Zombie technologies risks
- 19:01Ecological redirection proposal
- 22:13Incubator for planetary innovation
- 24:19Q&A funding anti-singularity
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