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1、AchievingtheAbilitytoAttainUtopia:re-designingtheeconomicsystemRichardDouthwaite“Theblunttruthaboutthepoliticsofclimatechangeisthatnocountrywillwanttosacrificeitseconomyinordertomeetthischallenge"–TonyBlair,1stNovember,2005."Theblunttruthaboutthepoliticsofcl

2、imatechangeisthatcountriesarenotdoingenoughtoadapttheireconomiessothattheyreducetheirgreenhousegasemissions."-LordMay,PresidentoftheRoyalSociety,9thNovember2005IntroductionAttainingutopiamightbestbetackledasatwo-stageoperationinwhichthefirststageinvolvesstab

3、ilisingthesituationwefacebyreplacingthepresenteconomicsystemwithonethatceasestothreatenhumanity’sfuturebydamagingsocietyandthenaturalworld.Withoutthisstep,whichessentiallyinvolvesachievinggenuinesustainability,everyefforttobuildabetterworldislikelytobeswepta

4、waybytheeffectsofclimatechange,oilandgasdepletionoraneconomiccollapse..Thisisnottosaythatnoattemptsshouldbemadetobuildbetterbuildings,communities,energysupplynetworks,moneysystemsandsoonuntiltheworldhasbecomesustainable.Workingexamplesofallthesethingsareesse

5、ntialifwearetobuildawidely-sharedvisionofwhatasustainablefuturemightbelikeandthusgainpopularsupportfortheeconomicchangesthathavetobemade.Thetruthisthatveryfewpeopleindeedareattractedbytheworldtheyseeemergingtodayandthinkthatthefuturewillbeabetterthanthepast.

6、AtaworkshopearlierthisyearforoverthirtyseniordecisionmakersfromseveralsectorsofIrishlife,Iaskedtheparticipantstowritenewspaperheadlinesfromtheyear2015.Notoneheadlinereflectedapositivechange.Instead,theywereaboutincreasedcongestion,crimeandstress.Iftheirviews

7、wereinanywayrepresentative,arealisticvisionofanother,moreattractivefuture,islikelytogetalotofsupport.Butthatfuturewillremainavisionuntiltheeconomicsystemhasbeenchangedtoallowittobeimplementedonaworldwidescale.Amassiveroll-outisimpossibleatpresentbecause,inag

8、lobalisedcompetitiveworld,theneedforeconomiestocompeteinternationallyplacestightlimitsontheirfreedomofaction.Inaddition,aswewillseelater,thepriorityofeverycountry’seconomyistogrowratherthantoben