MEERTALK January 2025

7 Steps to a Real Renewable Energy Transition

Climate change is typically treated as a technical problem with technical solutions. But, as we'll see, it is inseparable from the growth-at-any-cost agenda of the modern industrial world. Despite trillions spent on renewable energy, carbon emissions are still rising. The only real solutions involve changing how we live on the planet. After examining why techno-fixes aren't really fixing the problem, we'll explore those deeper, more challenging solutions in the form of seven concurrent policy steps.

Richard Heinberg is Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute and author of14 books and hundreds of articles on environmental topics. He haslectured in 14 countries and has appeared in many environmental documentaries.