The Boulder Forum on Economy, Climate and Community
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Kim Stanley Robinson Envisions a Better Tomorrow
Wed. October 7 … noon to 1:30 pm
Imagining the Path Forward—Finding a Hopeful Story for an Ominous Future with Kim Stanley Robinson – October 7, 2021
Kim Stanley Robinson is an award-winning science fiction writer whose novels frequently explore the ways human beings can respond to unique challenges. His most recent book, ”Ministry for the Future,” is an epic exploration of potential future human responses to climate change. One of the major themes explored in this fascinating work is how the economy might be redirected to enable a successful de-escalation of climate change. Mr. Robinson will bookend the Economy and Climate Forum by encouraging us to consider our options for the future and how we might find our path to creatively and equitably solve this existential crisis.
Part 6 of The Boulder Forum on Economy, Climate and Community, a six-part webinar series that will explore how we can create an economy in service of an equitable, livable and sustainable world. Drawing on leaders in fields central to solving both the climate crisis and a series of interrelated crises—energy systems, material economy/consumption, ecosystems and biodiversity—the webinars will underscore the focus on the role of the economy in driving these crises as well as its potential role in their solutions.