On Nov 4, 2008, at 6:13 PM, McDonough, Terrence wrote:
Since the end of WWII capitalist growth has been about blunting
redistributionist demands with increases in consumption all around
(though unequally). Current grievances centre around global
neoliberalism's abandonment of this kind of growth and the
stagnation of middle income living standards. This kind of growth
cannot be resurrected. Growth generally depends on increased
throughput from the environment. This has long ago reached its
sustainable limit. Jim is right that the exception to this is
energy from the sun. However, advances in the ability to harness
this are unlikely to more than offset the necessary reduction in the
burning of carbon compounds. Further any success in increasing
output will have to be concentrated in less developed countries in
exchange for their cooperation in curtailing global warming.
Yes, thank you for stating that better than I did. That's what I was
getting at, and would have tried to convey again in a response to Jim.
I may also have pointed out that sufficient levels of marshalling the
energy from the sun (direct and not reflected off the earth) will no
doubt have its own impact on the environment and other species, but
perhaps that will sidetrack the discussion again.
--ravi
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