‘Business as usual’ leads us to a place we don’t want to go
Our economic model is sinking the planet, but we now have a rare opportunity to reboot the system
Before the chorus to “restart the economy and get back to normal” becomes a mindless mantra, could we pause and ask: what are we learning about our “normal”?
While our economy has been sleeping, nature has been quietly renewing. We have cleaner air and clearer water. We see returning wildlife and hear the sound of birdsong. If our environment improves when our economy fails, what does that teach us about the economic mindset driving everything?
