“Changing an economic system that is bent on uncontrolled and poorly measured economic growth and depends on fossil energy for its main objectives, is much more difficult than changing how nuclear energy is used for military purposes. Some think it may be impossible.” ThinkingMayUsedPurposeEnergyDifficultGrowthImpossibleEconomicMilitaryDependsNuclearObjectivesBentFossilsEconomic GrowthEconomic SystemsNuclear Energy Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“The first reaction to trauma is denial, then comes anger and finally, acceptance. I think the US is still between denial and anger, and I hope we will reach acceptance because almost perversely, right now, only the US has the technology that is needed for global economic change.” ThinkingFirstsStillsTechnologyEconomicAcceptanceNeededRight NowTraumaReactionsDenialEconomic Change Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“Carbon negative power plants can provide energy while they overcome poverty and change economic values in the right direction.” ValuesEnergyPovertyEconomicNegativeOvercomingPlantCarbonRight DirectionPower PlantsEconomic Value Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“The change in economic values created by the new markets for global public goods will reorient our global economy and under the right conditions can usher the satisfaction of basic needs of the present and of the future. This is what is needed right now.” NeedsValuesEconomyEconomicConditionsNeededRight NowSatisfactionGoodsGlobal EconomyBasic NeedsEconomic Value Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
