Paul D. Raskin

Paul Raskin is the founding president of the Tellus Institute. In addition, he established the Global Scenario Group and the Great Transition Initiative. His work has focused on visions and strategies for a sustainable and just future. Toward that end he has pioneered widely-used models for integrated assessment, served as lead author on numerous international assessments, and published widely. Dr. Raskin holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Columbia University.

How Do We Get There? The Problem of Action

By Paul D. Raskin, Great Transition Initiative

In our time of unprecedented interdependence and existential risk, we face a common predicament and an uncertain destiny. As the global quandary deepens and awareness spreads, the conviction that root-and-branch social change is needed to circumvent perils and seize opportunities draws more and more of us.

January 3, 2018

Journey to Earthland: Branching Scenarios

By Paul D. Raskin, The Great Transition

Whither Earthland? The only certainty about the future is surprise, the one constant change.

December 5, 2016

Global scenarios for the century ahead: searching for sustainability

By Richard A. Rosen, Paul D. Raskin, Tellus Institute

Building on earlier work of the Global Scenario Group and the Stockholm Environment Institute - Boston, this paper presents four updated and contrasting global scenarios for the twenty-first Century created with the PoleStar modeling system. These scenarios feature brief narratives and integrated quantifications across numerous economic, social, resource, and environmental dimensions.

June 17, 2010