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I'm passionate about

Trying to alert people to the looming disaster of climate change. And doing something about it by investing in companies which will make a difference.

An idea worth spreading

The economy is a complex network which reflects the nature of the ecosystem it relies on and interacts with. To see how fragile it is and how to improve it, we must first appreciate it for what it is and understand it a hell of a lot better than we do today.

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  A comment on Talk: Paul Gilding: The Earth is full

  Aug 11 2012: Excellent summary of the limits to growth. I'm only just reading the original book, but despite the fact that the model looks over-simplistic, it seems to me to have been pretty accurate over the last forty years, and so I hope that we can prove it wrong through collective action in the next forty. Otherwise my retirement isn't going to be a lot of fun!

• A comment on Conversation: Does society need more interdisciplinary work? Or more well-rounded individuals working together?

  Mar 31 2012: Deep deep knowledge is needed to make advances in any field, but creativity needs inspiration from outside the existing knowledge base. So an open mind, ability to listen and collaborate are just as important. But being jack of all trades and master of none won't add much to the sum of human existence.
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  A comment on Talk: Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!

  Dec 10 2011: The trouble is that Moore's law phenomena haven't generally been found in energy (with the possible exception of Solar PV), because the underlying components are mature and the density problem hasn't been cracked. That's not a reason not to try and I fully agree on basic research and the need for a thousand attempts. However the rapid progress in the next 10 to 20 years will be through deploying things that already exist, while researching the next generation. To do that needs far clearer policies and better public communication. This talk is a welcome attempt to influence both.