Are we headed irreversibly towards catastrophe or do we have what it takes to fundamentally remake our world in time, sustainably, regeneratively and equitably? If so, who are the people and organisations that drive the transition to a sustainably regenerative negative carbon economy and a better life for all? To shed some light on these questions we have created Reboot2030, a podcast and
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Chris Hamer (Australia) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller.Chris addresses the challenge democracy faces from a rising tide of autocracy. He believes that the democracies of this world must unite to meet this challenge and argues that the formation of a World Security Community of democratic nations would be a logical and forward-looking response.More information about Chris Hamer is available here.
John Bunzl (UK) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller.John believes that solving global problems requires solutions to be implemented simultaneously by nations so that no nation loses out. He argues that solutions need to cover multiple issues, so what a nation loses on one issue it can gain on another, and that citizens need to use their vote to incentivise politicians to cooperate globally.More information about John Bunzl is available here.
Roberto Castaldi (Italy) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller.Roberto argues that, for the EU to prosper in the long term, it will need to abolish the principle of unanimity and become a fully-fledged federation, endowed with fiscal powers, a single external representation and defence capability and (to preserve our liberal democracy) effective mechanisms for the protection of the rule of law.More information about Roberto Castaldi is available here. Note that due to a mistake on our part, the general introduction to Reboot2030 is missing from this video. Further information about us is available here.Useful links (in order of importance):Multi-lingual Platform of the Conference on the future of Europe: futureu.europa.euEURACTIV, the media network for Europe: www.euractiv.com (pick a language)Union of European Federalists: www.federalists.euWorld Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy: www.wfm-igp.orgInternational Centre for European and Global Governance: www.cesue.eu
Lene Rachel Andersen (Denmark) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller.Lene believes that we need 'bildung' in the original sense (not just education), so that everybody understands their society and the changes that are happening – and thus feels empowered to engage and make a difference. At present that is not the case. To get there, Lene argues, our current school systems need to rethink what they are doing.More information about Lene Rachel Andersen is available here. Further information about her thinking on education, including her Bildung Rose Model, is available here.Useful links:globalbildung.neteuropeanbildung.netbildungrose.comnordicbildung.org
Young-Jin Choi (Germany) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller.In order to accelerate the speed at which decarbonisation occurs, governments can utilize a variety of climate policies. One of the most transformative measures within that context is effective carbon pricing. To ensure both sustained public support and a just transition, Young-Jin argues that it is of critical importance to use a substantial share of carbon pricing revenues for a climate income.More information about Young-Jin Choi is available here. A short paper on rapid greenhouse gas emission reductions is available here.