The End of Growth Presentation – Auckland, New Zealand, September 2012

By Richard Heinberg, originally published by Post Carbon Institute

October 16, 2012

NOTE: Images in this archived article have been removed.

Image RemovedPost Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg took his challenging and compelling messages on resilience, sustainability and a healthy future to Auckland, New Zealand. He asked and answered some of the most challenging questions we face today.

Recorded on September 30, 2012 by DeepGreenProductions.

Richard Heinberg

Richard is Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute, and is regarded as one of the world’s foremost advocates for a shift away from our current reliance on fossil fuels. He is the author of fourteen books, including some of the seminal works on society’s current energy and environmental sustainability crisis. He has authored hundreds of essays and articles that have appeared in such journals as Nature and The Wall Street Journal; delivered hundreds of lectures on energy and climate issues to audiences on six continents; and has been quoted and interviewed countless times for print, television, and radio. His monthly MuseLetter has been in publication since 1992. Full bio at postcarbon.org.

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