It's Not Just A Climate Crisis | Mike Joy
It's Not Just A Climate Crisis | Mike Joy
The whole world is in crisis. How do we target those causing it?
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Mike Joy is a freshwater ecologist and Senior Researcher at IGPS Victoria University of Wellington. He has been working for two decades at the interface of science and policy in New Zealand with a goal of strengthening connections between science, policy and real outcomes to address the multiple environmental issues facing New Zealand.
He explains the multiple links between New Zealand’s dairy industry and environmental damage—giving a fantastic example of what a systems problem looks like in a real-world context—before diving into an analysis of the correlation between human and planetary health.
We discuss political gridlocks, science communication, activist movements, technology and art in this far-reaching conversation, before turning to the question: How do we precisely target the people causing the crises around the world?
It's Not Just A Climate Crisis | Mike Joy
Mike Joy hit on something I've thought for a while, that if we did come up with limitless energy such as nuclear fusion, it would actually be a tragedy as it would just accelerate the rest of the harm. We need to learn some restraint first..maybe give it another couple of hundred years.
Real Cop? What an excellent idea!
That was an enjoyable conversation to listen to.
You guys went everywhere - which made it really interesting.
The ideas at the end are spot on, I'd love to see them come about.
Thanks as always!