18 videos tagged localization
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Ashok Khosla
What changes does society need?
Ashok Khosla thinks that the main areas for positive change concern technology, production systems and democracy. Technology could mimic and work with nature more than it has. This…
Recorded: 13 May 2007
Matthew Simmons
How can we stop using so much oil?
Matt Simmons reflects on the reasons why the world consumes 85 million barrels of oil a day and points to ways to reduce fossil fuel consumption over time. First and foremost, we…
Recorded: 14 February 2007
Bill Joy
How do we make industry more sustainable?
Bill Joy believes that the necessary steps for industry are first to reduce the quantity of materials used in the manufacturing process, then to reuse and recycle them where at…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Beate Weber
Does local politics matter?
Beate Weber makes the distinction between hierarchical and horizontal governance. Legislation is hierarchical in that laws are typically imposed from above. Politics, however, is…
Recorded: 20 May 2006
Beate Weber
Why is local government important?
The local arena provides a constant reflection of all decisions, both good and bad, taken by those in power. It is therefore important that the electorate is engaged at this level.…
Recorded: 20 May 2006
Herbert Girardet
What other advantages does making cities more sustainable bring?
Speaking from his experience as sustainability consultant to the Australian city of Adelaide, Girardet highlights the social and economic advantages that sustainable urban planning…
Recorded: 12 May 2006
Richard Heinberg
How can we relocalize our economies? (Part One)
Economic globalization has got as far as it has because oil has been plentiful and cheap. The project is bound to fail, Heinberg says, as oil inevitably becomes more scarce and,…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
John Todd
How should we deal with sewage? (part 1)
John Todd believes the top-down, command-and-control approach to solving design problems, as characterized by the 20th century, is outmoded. The 21st century, by contrast, will…
Recorded: 16 October 2005
John Todd
how should we deal with sewage? (part 2)
In addressing design issues from an ecological stand point, all manner of existing energy problems can be solved. With regards to sewage treatment, large-scale treatment facilities…
Recorded: 16 October 2005
Bill McKibben
Will localisation define the future?
Cheap fossil fuels have facilitated longer trade routes, thereby making global trade possible. Oil depletion and climate change are now requiring of us to reduce fossil fuel dependence…
Recorded: 15 October 2005
John Cavanagh
Are there any alternatives to economic globalization?
John Cavanagh examines the arguments that came from corporate globalizers back in 1980s. Their message is no longer convincing. The rules by which corporations and financial institutions…
Recorded: 13 April 2005
Caroline Lucas
Are there any alternatives to economic globalization?
Caroline Lucas explains how economic growth is largely driven by corporate globalization and how the global trading system has been designed to further the interests of the affluent…
Recorded: 3 December 2004
HRH Prince of Wales
What is the future of food? (part 1)
The Prince of Wales gave this closing speech at the Terra Madre conference in Turin, Italy. The conference, held in October 2004, brought together 5,000 small scale food producers…
Recorded: 23 October 2004
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
What is the role for governments in creating a sustainable energy supply?
In the final part of this three-part series, Mr Vaitheeswaran recognizes the important role the government can play in creating incentives for the market. He cautions politicians…
Recorded: 9 June 2004
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 2)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
Colin Campbell
What is the future of oil?
Dr. Campbell discusses the decline of global oil and gas production and talks about the likely impacts oil depletion will have on geopolitics. He addresses some of the solutions…
Recorded: 1 November 2002
Helena Norberg-Hodge
What are the benefits of supporting local food? (Part One)
In the first part of this two-part series, Helena Norberg-Hodge talks about the benefits that supporting the local food economy can bring to both consumers and producers. By shortening…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Helena Norberg-Hodge
What are the benefits of supporting local food? (Part Two)
In the second part of this two-part series, Helena Norberg-Hodge explains why supporting the local food economy needn’t mean we stop buying coffee, tropical fruits and other…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
