Author Talk: Tomorrow's Economy by Per Espen Stoknes

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MIT Press Live! presents an author talk with Per Espen Stoknes, author of Tomorrow's Economy In Tomorrow's Economy , Per Espen Stoknes reframes the hot-button issue of economic growth. Going beyond the usual pro-growth versus anti-growth debate, Stoknes calls for healthy growth. Healthy economic growth is more regenerative than wasteful, repairs problems rather than greenwashing them, and restores equity rather than exacerbating inequalities. Stoknes—a psychologist, economist, climate strategy researcher, and green-tech entrepreneur—shows that we already have the tools to achieve healthy growth, but our success depends on transformations in scaling innovations, government practices, and individual behaviors. Stoknes provides a compass to guide us toward the mindset, mechanisms, and possibilities of healthy growth. About the author Per Espen Stoknes is Director of the Center for Sustainability and Energy at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo. His award-winning book What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming became the focus of a TED Talk with more than three million views. https://fb.me/e/5TtlvedUn