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Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, The… duration 52 minutes 44 seconds Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, The… Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future	Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and bestselling science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson for a thought provoking conversation on Robinson’s recent novels The Ministry for the Future and New… book club +8 More From SDG Academy 83 plays
Global Perspectives on Change to Formal Employment duration 25 minutes 27 seconds Global Perspectives on Change to Formal Employment Global Perspectives on Change to Formal Employment	Global Perspectives on Change to Formal Employment Looking at the world as a whole to assess these transformations of the economy and of employment gives a sense of transformations across primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors of economies. This… work +7 More From SDG Academy 8 plays
The Challenge of Sustainable Development duration 13 minutes 56 seconds The Challenge of Sustainable Development The Challenge of Sustainable Development	The Challenge of Sustainable Development This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet. In this final video, Professor Sachs talks about the environmental challenges that have come from the growth… economics +7 More From SDG Academy 991 plays
Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently… duration 14 minutes 26 seconds Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently… Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently Impossible?	Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently Impossible? This chapter discusses two important questions: is it feasible to have economic growth from this point forward and does economic growth even make sense on a finite planet? This video is licensed… capitalism +8 More From SDG Academy 809 plays
Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene duration 7 minutes 27 seconds Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene	Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene This video is a collection of perspectives regarding tipping points and planetary boundaries. This course on planetary boundaries and human opportunities is the first time we summarize the latest… tipping points +10 More From SDG Academy 41 plays
Development of the Sustainable Development Goals duration 13 minutes 19 seconds Development of the Sustainable Development Goals Development of the Sustainable Development Goals	Development of the Sustainable Development Goals How can the world of policy and science respond to the latest advancements in science? In the Anthropocene, we can no longer avoid catastrophic tipping points; we need a transition to a world within… anthropocene +9 More From SDG Academy 75 plays
Issues of Access & Distribution- Peak… duration 14 minutes 35 seconds Issues of Access & Distribution- Peak… Issues of Access & Distribution- Peak Everything	Issues of Access & Distribution- Peak Everything With rising exponential pressures in the Anthropocene, there is a question of whether or not we are running into resource constraints or passing the peak of resource availability for humanity. The… tipping points +6 More From SDG Academy 8 plays
Social Foundations for Planetary Boundaries duration 5 minutes 11 seconds Social Foundations for Planetary Boundaries Social Foundations for Planetary Boundaries	Social Foundations for Planetary Boundaries This chapter discusses the social foundations for the planetary boundaries. This goes back to the Brundtland Report of 1987, which defined sustainability as a relationship between humans and nature.… brundtland report +7 More From SDG Academy 82 plays
Interactions Between Planetary Boundaries duration 11 minutes 15 seconds Interactions Between Planetary Boundaries Interactions Between Planetary Boundaries	Interactions Between Planetary Boundaries Professor Sarah Cornell discusses the interaction between the planetary boundary processes. Earth system interactions are complex and dynamic, so that if you change one dimension, others change in… feedback mechanisms +7 More From SDG Academy 22 plays
Land and Water Use Change duration 14 minutes 18 seconds Land and Water Use Change Land and Water Use Change	Land and Water Use Change This chapter goes through two of the slow variables constituting the planetary boundaries; land and water use. Over the last 150 years, we have transformed almost 40% of the world’s land area… land use change +8 More From SDG Academy 16 plays
Quantification of the Nine Planetary Boundaries duration 11 minutes 6 seconds Quantification of the Nine Planetary Boundaries Quantification of the Nine Planetary Boundaries	Quantification of the Nine Planetary Boundaries Challenges arise when trying to define quantitatively the boundary position for each global process. First, a control variable is identified as a parameter that regulates each process, and then we… tipping points +7 More From SDG Academy 76 plays
Introducing the Planetary Boundaries Framework duration 10 minutes 33 seconds Introducing the Planetary Boundaries Framework Introducing the Planetary Boundaries Framework	Introducing the Planetary Boundaries Framework This chapter explores the origins of the planetary boundaries, which comes from the recognition that we’ve entered the Anthropocene and that the exponential pressures on the Earth system are… tipping points +8 More From SDG Academy 116 plays
Welcome to the Anthropocene duration 6 minutes 13 seconds Welcome to the Anthropocene Welcome to the Anthropocene	Welcome to the Anthropocene There is rising scientific evidence that humanity has now entered a new era that is defined as the Anthropocene, in which humanity is shaping the entire biosphere in a globalized phase of… anthropocene +7 More From SDG Academy 608 plays
Introduction to Macroeconomics duration 13 minutes 41 seconds Introduction to Macroeconomics Introduction to Macroeconomics	Introduction to Macroeconomics In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course on macroeconomics for a sustainable planet, as well as his co-professor, Felipe Larraín, Chile’s Finance Minister. Sachs… economics +9 More From SDG Academy 133 plays
Hitting Planetary Boundaries duration 12 minutes 40 seconds Hitting Planetary Boundaries Hitting Planetary Boundaries	Hitting Planetary Boundaries The sixth wave of globalization is the one expected to characterize the 21st century. In this chapter, Professor Sachs provides an overview of the Planetary Boundaries framework and discusses the… planetary boundaries +9 More From SDG Academy 813 plays
Environmental Perils Facing the Planet duration 12 minutes 19 seconds Environmental Perils Facing the Planet Environmental Perils Facing the Planet	Environmental Perils Facing the Planet This chapter introduces the concept of the anthropocene, evaluating the ethical implications of human interaction with the planet. It looks at environmental crises, such as human-induced climate… morality +10 More From SDG Academy 55 plays