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Jeremy Rifkin – The Third Industrial Revolution
Writer and thinker Jeremy Rivkin delivers this address to the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) in London on the critical need to develop our economies into a post carbon Third Industrial Revolution, or else we’ll spiral into a “dangerous endgame”.
Rivkin is the president of the Foundation of Economic Trends and the author of numerous books on the impact of scientific and technological changes in on the economy, the workforce, society and the environment.
Rifkin is compelling in addressing the coming convergence of internet technology and digital communications with energy and environmental issues. He has been an advisor to the European Union since 2002 and in that capacity has been the principle architect of the Third Industrial Revolution long term economic sustainability plan addressing the global economic crisis, energy security and climate change.
7 Comments on "Jeremy Rifkin – The Third Industrial Revolution"
mike on Wed, 13th Jun 2012 4:14 pm
Jesus, can we just get the venus project going as soon as possible.
Rick on Wed, 13th Jun 2012 6:01 pm
I stopped watching around 8 minutes into this video. This guy is full of it.
There is no Third Industrial Revolution coming.
BillT on Thu, 14th Jun 2012 4:15 am
Rick, you got that right. We have passed the opportunity to evolve into a better system long ago. What is left is adapt or die.
Arthur on Thu, 14th Jun 2012 5:26 am
I did not find his story too bad. He acknowledges that fossil fuel based society is over. He admits to the possibility of mass starvation. He even confirms that the world cannot be controlled from one point, not bad an insight for a jew like Rifkin. Yes, the energy internet is a good idea. Yes, we in Europe will all have a solar roof soon, so some comfort level will remain in our lives. I do not think the car is going to survive. What is growing substantially here in Holland is the 2000$ electric bike, where you can have 20 miles per hour almost effortlessly.
Kenz300 on Fri, 15th Jun 2012 5:50 pm
Quote — “40% of the human race lives on less than $2 a day.”
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As the price of oil continues to increase we will all change the way we use oil and how we feel about paying for it. We will walk a little more, ride a bicycle a little more, take mass transit a little more and think a little more about the energy efficiency of our homes, cars, trucks, appliances and even light bulbs we buy.
The worlds resources are finite while the worlds population and demand for the resources continues to grow.
The worlds ever expanding population is the elephant in the room. Access to family planning services needs to be available to all that want it.
John Hall on Tue, 19th Jul 2016 4:29 pm
Rifkin’s not only full of it,he’s also a
hypocrite.Back in the 1980’s,you couldn’t pick up a newspaper or magazine
without reading about Rifkin attacking
Biotechnology.He filed numerous lawsuits
against it.His main objection was that
scientists and biotech firms were rushing to use this new technology without examining it’s impact on society
and the enviorment.He raised concerns and issues and warned of unforeseen
consequences.But now,with his Third
Industrial Revolution,Rifkin’s doing the
exact opposite.He’s getting all riled up
and excited about renewable energy.He’s
getting them all anxious to jump on the
Third Industrial Revolution bandwagon
and make the switch to renewable energy.
The problem here is that Rifkin’s not
raising concerns and issues with renewable energy like he did with
Biotechnology.He’s not questioning the
cost and safety of hydrogen storage and
the reliability of solar panels and wind
generators and their impact on both
society and the enviorment.
By the way,that war of Rifkin’s against
Biotechnology was a farce.His REAL beef
was with the Nuclear and Petrochemical
(OIL)industries.Rifkin was angry that he
couldn’t file lawsuits against them
because people depend on these industries for power and fuel.So he took
it out on the Biotechnology industry
instead.
Apneaman on Tue, 19th Jul 2016 5:08 pm
Rifkin = Professional techno optimist.
As collapse draws ever nearer the chanting of the techno-shamans gets louder as it signals the
fanboystribe members to begin the final ghost dance.