Singularity 1 on 1: Jeremy Rifkin on the Zero Marginal Cost Society and the Decline of Capitalism. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Jeremy Rifkin is a social activist, economist, futurist and best-selling author of twenty books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment.
His books have been translated into more than thirty five languages and are being used in hundreds of universities, corporations and government agencies around the world. In 2011, Jeremy Rifkin published the New York Times bestseller The Third Industrial Revolution, which captured the attention of the world. Mr. Rifkin’s vision of a sustainable, post carbon economic era has been endorsed by the European Union and the United Nations and embraced by world leaders including Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President François Hollande of France, and Premier Li Keqiang of China. (You can listen to/download the audio file above or watch the video interview in full.
Who is Jeremy Rifkin? On April 1st, 2014 Mr. The Third Industrial Revolution: How the Internet, Green Electricity, and 3-D Printing are Ushering in a Sustainable Era of Distributed Capitalism. By Jeremy Rifkin Our industrial civilization is at a crossroads.
Oil and the other fossil fuel energies that make up the industrial way of life are sunsetting, and the technologies made from and propelled by these energies are antiquated. The entire industrial infrastructure built off of fossil fuels is aging and in disrepair. The result is that unemployment is rising to dangerous levels all over the world. Governments, businesses and consumers are awash in debt and living standards are declining everywhere. Since the beginning of the Great Recession in the summer of 2008, governments, the business community, and civil society have been embroiled in a fierce debate over how to restart the global economy.
“It is becoming clear that the Second Industrial Revolution is dying. It is becoming increasingly clear that the Second Industrial Revolution is dying and that industrial induced CO2 emissions are threatening the viability of life on Earth. A New Economic Narrative. RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation. The Foundation on Economic Trends. Jeremy Rifkin is the most widely read columnist in the world today.
His opinion pieces and essays appear in quality newspapers and magazines in 25 countries around the world. The articles address topics of universal concern to the human community and touch upon the major issues of the day, with an eye to future trends and big-picture analysis. Major theme areas relate to: Over the years, Mr. Rifkin's articles and essays have appeared in some of the following publications: United States: Jeremy Rifkin videos: the empathic civilization, and the third industrial revolution. Must watch! I have been busy re ading Jeremy Rifkin's amazing book The Third Industrial Revolution as well as his other writings (check out his Huffington Post pieces), and wanted to share some of his key videos and resources with you.
His current, and maybe most important topic is the coming convergence of Internet technology and digital communications with energy and environmental issues – the idea of an Internet of Energy. Because of my recent expansion into what I call GreenFutures this concept has really struck a chord with me. Jeremy Rifkin. Www.reap-canada.com/online_library/Magazine Articles/Book Reviews/4 Beyond Beef.pdf. Jeremy Rifkin on "the empathic civilization" Jeremy Rifkin: RSA Lecture. The Third Industrial Revolution: How the Internet, Green Electricity, and 3-D Printing are Ushering in a Sustainable Era of Distributed Capitalism.
Www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/PDFFiles/Jeremy Rifkin - The BioTech Century.pdf. Www.sanantonio.gov/oep/SustainabilityPlan/Appendices/Initiative 1/Attachment 3 - A Brief Summary of the Four Pillars of the Third Industrial Revolution by Jeremy Rifkin _3_.pdf. Www.europeanenergyreview.eu/data/docs/eer5/EER5-40-46-Rifkin interview.pdf. Www.thersa.org/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/282160/J-Rifkin-RSA-presentation-text-150310.pdf. Www.foet.org/press/interviews/Spiegel- August 3 2005.pdf. Www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/publications/WD/0609-WD-sep-interview.pdf. Www.sanantonio.gov/oep/SustainabilityPlan/Appendices/Initiative 1/Atttachment 2- Leading the Third Industrial Revolution by Jeremy Rifkin.pdf.