Sir David Attenborough Archives – Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

A Life on Our Planet: A Tentative Step Toward Mainstream Steady Statesmanship

October 23, 2020/4 Comments/in Biodiversity, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Endangered Species, Environment, Steady State Economy, Steady State Herald, Sustainability /by Brian Czech

by James MacGregor Palmer

Sir David Attenborough is nothing short of a national treasure in the UK. The 93-year-old nature broadcaster’s lyrical but soft-spoken narration is instantly recognizable, providing the backdrop for many Britons’ most vivid on-screen encounters with the natural world.

Attenborough’s career has spanned well over half a century, bringing the world’s wildlife to our screens. While initially his focus was merely on bringing viewers a taste of the planet’s brilliant biodiversity,

Population and the Steady State Economy

October 25, 2018/2 Comments/in Consumption, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Population, Poverty, Steady State Economy, Steady State Herald, Sustainability /by Brian Czech

By Max Kummerow

Sir David Attenborough remarked in a 2011 presidential lecture to the Royal Society that “every environmental and social problem is made more difficult and ultimately impossible to solve with ever more people.” Wherever women’s status has improved and societies modernized, he said, birth rates have fallen. He begged his audience to “talk about population.”

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