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SUMMARY:Efficiency\, sufficiency\, growth: which way to a low carbon socie
 ty? - Dr Julia Steinberger\, Lecturer in Ecological Economics at the Unive
 rsity of Leeds
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DESCRIPTION:How much carbon do we need to emit to live well? What universa
 l living standards can we look forward to in future decades\, if we have t
 o drastically reduce carbon emissions? This presentation focuses on the in
 terdependencies of the global economy\, resource use and human development
  from the perspectives of efficiency\, sufficiency and growth. Most strate
 gies for reducing the carbon and resource dependence of modern societies r
 ely upon efficiency. However\, in the past\, efficiency improvements have 
 rarely resulted in decreases in the physical scale of the economy. In cont
 rast\, the sufficiency perspective\, prioritizing basic human needs\, is r
 arely considered\, although it offers crucial insights into the range of p
 ossible human futures. Both the efficiency and sufficiency approaches have
  implications for economic growth. Depending on policy priorities\, a more
  or less optimistic future may be possible. \n\n*Short bio:*\nJulia Steinb
 erger is interested in quantifying the current and historical linkages bet
 ween resource use and socioeconomic parameters\, and identifying alternati
 ve development pathways to guide the necessary transition to a low carbon 
 society. She obtained her PhD in physics from the Massachusetts Institute 
 of Technology\, after which she started working in industrial ecology firs
 t at the University of Lausanne\, then at the Institute of Social Ecology 
 in Vienna\, and now at the Sustainability Research Institute of the Univer
 sity of Leeds\, where she is a lecturer in ecological economics.\n\n*Pleas
 e register "here":http://www.dar.cam.ac.uk/connections*
LOCATION:Mill Lane Lecture Room 9
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