We Need to Talk About Catastrophic Global Risk
By David Korowicz, Resilience.org
Our species rarely anticipates and prepares for novel risks, nor should we expect this to happen now. We need to be able to move forward with preparedness efforts without relying upon wide society buy-in. Facing such challenges head on is an act of optimism.
Brexit: Systemic Risk and a Warning
By David Korowicz, Geneva Global Initiative
But the reality of our lives, irrespective of wealth or position, is that we are thoroughly interdependent with each other, the socio-economic networks that bind us, and the planet and its living system that holds us all. When we tear at the fabric of our relationships, we undermine the welfare of all, and our capacities to face the dire challenges ahead.
Anger & Complicity in a Time of Limits
By Alexander Ač, David Korowicz, Resilience.org
As a species we’re very sensitive to intra-human drama, and in a time of growing crisis, tend to frame narratives as those who are with us and those against.
How to be Trapped: An Interview with David Korowicz
By Alexander Ač, David Korowicz, Resilience.org
The broad point here is that growth and collapse is a much more fundamental process than capitalism...
Ignorance by consensus
By David Korowicz, Feasta
How could such acknowledged experts, well resourced, stuffed with economists and consulted by governments, get things so wrong?
Trade Off: Financial system supply-chain cross contagion: a study in global systemic collapse
By David Korowicz, Feasta & Metis Risk
This new study explores the implications of a major financial crisis for the supply-chains that feed us, keep production running and maintain our critical infrastructure. It also provides a framework for looking at global complexity, vulnerability risk and collapse dynamics. A broad financial collapse is argued to be likely arisng from credit over-expansion and the emergent effects of peak oil and food. A scenario involving the collapse of the Eurozone to show that increasing socio-economic complexity could rapidly spread irretrievable supply-chain failure across the world.
Richard Douthwaite 1942-2011
By David Korowicz, Feasta, The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability
Richard Douthwaite, economist, environmentalist, co-founder of Feasta and much-loved colleague and friend, died on Monday November 14th after a long illness. We will miss his unique and far-ranging intellect, the clarity of his thought and writing, his warmth and his laughter. Funeral arrangements will be posted on the Feasta website.
On the cusp of collapse: Complexity, energy & the globalised economy
By David Korowicz, Feasta & New Society Publishers
The systems on which we rely for our financial transactions, food, fuel and livelihoods are so inter-dependent that they are better regarded as facets of a single global system. Maintaining and operating this global system requires a lot of energy and, because the fixed costs of operating it are high, it is only cost-effective if it is run at near full capacity. As a result, if its throughput falls because less energy is available, it does not contract in a gentle, controllable manner. Instead it is subject to catastrophic collapse.