Fossil Fuel based growth has ended: This is the best place to learn about the future. In which localism prevails and power moves from the top-down to the grass-roots. Prosperity will decline and life will again be worth living.
The UK government has recently proposed to harness artificial intelligence (AI) as a key driver for economic growth. This ambition aligns with global trends, where nations view AI as a transformative tool capable of revolutionizing industries, improving efficiency, and unlocking new markets. However, the proposal raises critical questions about energy consumption, employment impacts, and the …
by Artem Kirpichenokby Copied from Caliber.Az26 December 2024 15:05 “We have built a garden. Everything works. It is the best combination of political freedom, economic prosperity and social cohesion that the humankind has been able to build,” proclaimed Josep Borrell, the then EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, in October 2022. His remark drew widespread …
Introduction James Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis transformed the understanding of Earth as a self-regulating, living system where the interplay of life forms and physical components work together to maintain conditions that support life. This profound perspective has implications beyond ecology, extending to how we conceptualise economies. As ecosystems evolve independently and sustain themselves through natural feedback …
Further to my post on How Things Are this post on Tim Watkins’s blog “The Consciousness of Sheep” explains why discretionary doings are declining. … hospitality sector trade bodies are calling for nothing short of root and branch reform of the taxes and costs levied on them. In particular, the outdated business rates system – …
The latest post on Tim Watkins excellent blog The Consciousness of Sheep is very relevant at the present time. … hospitality sector trade bodies are calling for nothing short of root and branch reform of the taxes and costs levied on them. In particular, the outdated business rates system – which taxes businesses on the …
Energy expert Art Berman’s latest blog post, “This is How Oil Ends,” provides a sobering analysis of the future of the oil industry, arguing that the end of oil as we know it is not a matter of if, but when. Berman, a renowned petroleum geologist, discusses the multiple factors converging to signal the decline …
Productivity growth in the U.K. has flatlined since the Global Financial Crisis and has now been reset to levels of growth not seen since the 1850s, a new report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Citi highlighted. I invited ChatGPT to imagine a future based on how things were in 1750. As …
I asked ChatGPT to update Thomas Hardy’s view of woodland life. This could be seen as the imagination of a stage in the transition into the post-grown future—or maybe where it ends. In Thomas Hardy’s The Woodlanders (1887), the rural landscape of Little Hintock is a world bound by nature and the rhythms of agricultural …
The UK is facing challenging times. The cost of living is rising, with higher energy bills, expensive food, and wages that aren’t keeping pace. What used to be everyday activities—like eating out or signing up for a new class—are becoming luxuries for many. As the formal economy, dependent on endless growth, shows signs of strain, …
Focusing on Quality Over Quantity Will Change Our Lives In today’s world, it often feels like we’re all running a never-ending race. We’re told to work harder, earn more money, buy more stuff, and always be on the lookout for the next big thing. This is what most of us know as “materialism”—the idea that …
All economic output (other than the supply of energy itself) is the product of surplus energy – whenever energy is accessed, some energy is always consumed in the access process, and surplus energy is what remains after the energy cost of energy (ECoE) has been deducted from the total (or ‘gross’) amount that is accessed.Tim …
Much has been discussed and written about why there is widespread denial of what is really happening. The UK is falling to pieces, but why? I wrote a piece in the Radix Think Tank in 2019. The UK and further afield are in denial – about everything which effects our lives, now and in the …
“The liberal international order is slowly coming apart. Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible… “For years the order that has governed the global economy since the second world war has been eroded. Today it is close to collapse. A worrying number of triggers could set off a descent into anarchy…” https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/05/09/the-liberal-international-order-is-slowly-coming-apart
ChatGPT can be very useful in providing information about something about which I have a glimmer of knowledge. I was thinking about the massive role that diesel fuel plays in the economy. It enables stuff to be moved, large and small, near and far, especially home deliveries to country homes such as where we live. …
23rd February 2024 Today’s Round-Up of Economic News by Kali | Feb 23, 2024 World Bank: Emerging economies must grow ‘much faster’ to repay debt The World Bank warned that high borrowing costs have “changed dramatically” the need for developing nations to boost sluggish economic growth. The multilateral lender’s latest warning comes as international bond …
