The thought just occurred to me that climate scientists studying global warming is like a 10 year old riding in a car that is seconds away from slamming into a concrete wall and the child says, “hey, I think I’ll become an automotive engineer”. It’s just not going to work out.
What is really needed today is a change in culture, or more accurately a change in values. There is an emergent value set that is organically arising out of the current conditions of life on Earth (of which we are a big part). The key is that individuals, communities, and entire countries need to begin to understand those values and integrate them into their daily thinking and language.
Are you ready to advance your understanding of the values shift that is required of us now? If so, please read these three articles to gain a contextual understanding of the values evolution:
The Sustainable Value Set Series - Part I
Six-Legged Solution to World Hunger and Climate Crisis?
Written by Alex Nicoll
There are some reading this article that might turn their nose up at the idea of dining on cicada dumplings or snacking on a handful of chocolate-covered scorpions. Others might even feel as though they were the unwitting victims in some B-rated horror movie or a character out of Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain. Furthermore, it is unlikely any would be ready and willing to see insects as a welcome addition to his or her diet, much less accept that commonplace consumption of the six-legged creatures could provide a simple and effective solution to helping the planet and its people. But entomophagy—the practice of eating insects—is gaining momentum in industrialized Western nations, despite the fact that throughout most of modern history it has been dubbed as a cultural taboo.
The Sustainable Value Set Series - Part III
Written by Kathryn AlexanderIn part three of this ongoing, original series on Sustainable Values, The New Green Economy™ introduces the Sustainable Value Set and begins the discussion and exploration of what sustainable values are and how they are laying the foundation for our future.
The Sustainable Value Set Series - Part II
Written by Kathryn AlexanderIn part two of this original series on Sustainable Values, The New Green Economy continues its look at the historical significance of value sets and how they have laid the groundwork for the emergence of the new, Sustainable Value Set.
The Sustainable Value Set Series - Part I
Written by Kathryn AlexanderEditors Note:
The New Green Economy™ is proud to publish the first installment of this original body of work on sustainable values. Our belief is that this thinking provides a crucial foundation for establishing healthy economic systems grounded in sustainable principles.
