International lawyer, author, and advisor to China's government, Laurence Brahm explains new green plan out of the carbon civilization. Gernot Wagner, co-author of new book "Climate Shock" says business-as-usual threatens whole economic system.
Interviews by Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock
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Will China lead the world into a new "ecological civilization", while America falls behind into the remnants of the old carbon age? Hidden by mainstream media, major changes are developing on the global stage. Our guest Laurence Brahm gives us a tour.
Meanwhile, business-as-usual is setting us up for the awful shocks of climate disruption. Our second guest Gernot Wagner says our economies are heading into a series of hits, something he calls "climate shock".
In fact, scientific studies say there is at least a ten percent chance we won't survive at all. We are gambling with an ecosphere, our descendants and a geological age. Let's hope the ecological civilization comes in time, - and let's pay attention to those who try to lead us there.