In addition to regular Wednesday longform podcasts, this video is #1 of new series of short takes, “Frankly” which are framings and context on current world events. Today I riff on longer term implications of Ukraine/Russia especially with energy and global systems. Find out more: http://thegreatsimplification.com
Photo by Bryan P.M on Unsplash
Nate Hagens is the Executive Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future (ISEOF). Allied with leading ecologists, energy experts, politicians, and systems thinkers, ISEOF assembles roadmaps for understanding how human societies might adapt to lower-throughput lifestyles.
Nate hosts the podcast The Great Simplification, where he has conversations with experts in energy, ecology, government, technology, and the economy to provide a systemic view of the world around us.
After ten years in finance, Nate left Wall Street to study the interrelationships between energy, ecology, and economics—and the implications for human futures. He was the Managing Editor of The Oil Drum, one of the most respected websites for analysis and discussion of global energy supplies and implications of the upcoming energy transition.
Tags: global economic s system, global energy system, Russia/Ukraine conflict
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