diffused! On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:23 AM Michael Linton <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think we might all agree the RegGen intent is laudable and worthy, but > personally I find their propositions hardly credible, for much the same > reasons as those James has clearly given here (and has given to RegGen > already, and that they seem not to take account doesn't add to my > confidence) > > And coincidentally, I am leading a webinar on circular economies and such > wicked problems as financing regeneration on Thursday this week at 10am pst > / 1pm est / 7 pm cet > > Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2347924768769206 > > REGISTER here: https://www.conferize.com/reconomy/money-patterns > > Basically, I will outline > > 1) that circular economies require circular systems of money, and more > 2) how open mutual credit networks provide for such systems - REA rules > 3) a possible way to propagate mutual credit widely enough and quickly > enough to be useful > > and introduce some practical propositions. These notes > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ozhPRqdgTk_lSPmeUZM3_gDjUHlQmnlu4vb2jnU3_gE/edit> > may give some idea of the likely content, shape and range of the webinar. > > Since it's a 2 hour session, it will be recorded for any interested but > pressed for time. > > cheers, Michael > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 8:44 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Great video but... this addresses one sector - agriculture - and only >> touches on water (via streams) and has no influence on energy systems. The >> impact of the carbon sequestration factor is also exaggerated -- soil >> sequestration of carbon dioxide will still take several centuries to return >> the atmosphere to mid-20th century levels of carbon dioxide, according to >> the IPCC. >> >> The other problem is RegGen's use of blockchain to focus on market-based >> incentives without recognizing that an integrated regenerative approach >> (involving all key renewable and non-renewable resources) could actually >> restructure the monetary system and create a true circular economy. Here is >> where monetary signals (which some folks cannot comprehend) originate. >> ReGen has it right with the sensors and monitors but makes the mistake of >> turning this into financial data. As I told ReGen last June in Amsterdam, >> they haven't grasped the difference between financial and monetary policy >> and are making holistic claims that are highly misleading. >> >> Sure, it's a wicked problem but let's be clear: balancing extractive >> economics with regenerative economics requires a set of metrics that is not >> market-based. You don't solve a problem by using the same assumptions and >> methods that created the problem in the first place. >> >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> From: "Michel Bauwens" >> To: "Michel Visioning Bauwens", "p2p-foundation", "Research stream email >> of P2P Foundation" >> Cc: >> Sent: Sunday February 17 2019 4:53:07AM >> Subject: circular financing of regenerative activities >> >> I very strongly believe this is one of the key solutions for climate >> change mitigation, and more generally, about creating 'circular finance' >> mechanisms, i.e. rewarding generative, rather than extractive activity: >> >> <https://vimeo.com/299326236>https://vimeo.com/299326236 >> >> -- >> P2P Foundation: <http://p2pfoundation.net>http://p2pfoundation.net - >> <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net>http://blog.p2pfoundation.net >> >> Connect: <http://p2pfoundation.ning.com>http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; >> Discuss: >> <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation> >> http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation >> >> Updates: <http://del.icio.us/mbauwens>http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; >> <http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens>http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; >> <http://twitter.com/mbauwens>http://twitter.com/mbauwens; >> <http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens>http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens >> >> >> >> >> -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens
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