The End of Growth: Rubin & Suzuki

By Jeff Rubin, originally published by CBC Radio

March 15, 2013

From Ideas with Paul Kennedy

Economist Jeff Rubin and environmentalist David Suzuki might seem an unlikely pairing. But they’ve been touring Canada together, talking about the natural limits to growth from their very different perspectives. We listen in as they try to convince a Calgary audience that we’ve already exceeded the capacity of the planet.

 

Jeff Rubin

Tags: climate change, end of growth, limits to growth, peak oil

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