1. Enough Is Enough Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources Rob Dietz Author Project Manager, Farmland LP Northwest Hazardous Materials Management Conference Troutdale, OR June 24, 2014

4. I Hate Econ!

7. Invisible Hand Cafe

8. Tuna fishing banned in South Pacific

9. Source: Rockstrom et al., Nature v. 461, 2009.

14. Critically endangered lemur leaf frog (photo by Brad Wilson)

16. Sources: Veenhoven “World Database of Happiness” and World Bank “World Development Indicators.”

17. Declining biodiversity 400 parts per million CO 2 Overconsumption Poverty and inequality Economy inconsistent with long-term human and planetary health Continuing faith in growth (increasing production and consumption)

19. “Houston, we have a problem!”

22. Source: Kate Raworth, “A Safe and Just Space for Humanity,” 2012.

24. Foundation: changing awareness from more to enough Roof: goal of sustainable and equitable well-being Pillars: support structure of new policies and institutions

25. 7. Change business practices 1. Limit materials and energy 2. Stabilize population 3. Achieve fair income distribution 4. Reform the financial system 5. Use measures of real progress 6. Secure meaningful jobs

26. Three Questions for Each Pillar What are we doing? What could we do instead? Where do we go from here?

27. 7. Change business practices 1. Limit materials and energy 2. Stabilize population 3. Achieve fair income distribution 4. Reform the financial system 5. Use measures of real progress 6. Secure meaningful jobs

28. Throughput: What are we doing?

30. Renewables Extraction ≤ Regeneration Nonrenewables Substitution ≥ Depletion Wastes Emissions ≤ Safe Absorption Throughput: What could we do instead?

33. Throughput: Where do we go from here?

34. 88% Throughput: Where do we go from here?

35. Role of Technology

37. Appropriate Technology?

38. 7. Change business practices 1. Limit materials and energy 2. Stabilize population 3. Achieve fair income distribution 4. Reform the financial system 5. Use measures of real progress 6. Secure meaningful jobs

40. RankingNationHPI Score (out of a possible 100) 1.Costa Rica76.1 2.Dominican Republic71.8 3.Jamaica70.1 4.Guatemala68.4 5.Vietnam66.5 9.Brazil61.0 17.Bhutan58.5 20.China57.1 35.India53.0 51.Germany48.1 74.United Kingdom43.3 75.Japan43.3 106.Russia34.5 114.United States30.7 115.Nigeria30.3 143.Zimbabwe16.6 Selection of Nations Ranked by Happy Planet Index Happy Planet Index = Happy Life Years Ecological Footprint

41. 7. Change business practices 1. Limit materials and energy 2. Stabilize population 3. Achieve fair income distribution 4. Reform the financial system 5. Use measures of real progress 6. Secure meaningful jobs

54. Houston, we have a problem!

56. steadystate.org/enough-is-enough/ “Lucid, informed, and highly constructive…” –Noam Chomsky “…offers the way to a better quality of life and a sustainable future for all.” –Kate Pickett “…will restore your hope in the future.” –Thom Hartmann