QUERY Limits to Growth Plan B (SD6983)

[SDMAIL Stephen Wehrenberg]

Posted by  Stephen Wehrenberg <stephen.wehrenberg at verizon.net>

As many on the list know, I'm not really a modeler, but a dabbler.  
However, I am an SD groupie, advocate, and cheerleader -- and I mention 
this just in case my next question sounds dumb.

Has anyone modeled Lester Brown's solutions to the LTG problem?  I 
moderated a seminar session earlier this week with Lester as the 
speaker, and his solution set as described in "Plan B 3.0" seems fairly 
comprehensive, wrestling with population and consumption as root causes 
and with the tax structure in the short term to reduce carbon 
emissions.  [See http://www.earth-policy.org/ ]

It seems to me that somewhere between Jack Harich's 
"recognize a lie when you see it" loop, Lester's proposals, and the 
comprehensive nature of the Threshold 21 model that the Millennium 
Institute continues to develop, there lies a set of solutions to the 
problem. 

Speaking of solutions, I was flying out of Louisville Kentucky today and 
glanced at a local paper in the airport.  On the front page, above the 
fold, were two articles.  One by three scientists who warn against the 
continued use of grain for ethanol as we face a global food shortage, 
and the other with long quotes from the US President arguing that we had 
to use more grain for ethanol to reduce fuel prices. 

Please ... someone work on the model!

Steve
Posted by  Stephen Wehrenberg <stephen.wehrenberg at verizon.net>
posting date  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:52:43 -0400