1.0The Systems Thinkerhttps://thesystemsthinker.comGreg Hennessyhttps://thesystemsthinker.com/author/greg-hennessy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="siigkVGNHp"><a href="https://thesystemsthinker.com/scenarios-of-the-future-the-urgent-case-for-sustainability/">Scenarios of the Future: The Urgent Case for Sustainability</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thesystemsthinker.com/scenarios-of-the-future-the-urgent-case-for-sustainability/embed/#?secret=siigkVGNHp" width="600" height="338" title="“Scenarios of the Future: The Urgent Case for Sustainability” — The Systems Thinker" data-secret="siigkVGNHp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://thesystemsthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/images/ln-products/150806.png1411584was in grade school when the original Limits to Growth (Universe Books, 1972) was published. The environmental consciousness that blossomed in the early 1970s led me and many others in the post–baby boom demographic to develop a basic confidence in society’s ability to address global limits. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the […]