178R_Brighter: Optimism, progress and the future of environmentalism

Are you interested in a brighter future for our cities and humanity? Summary of the book titled Brighter: Optimism, progress, and the future of environmentalism from 2022 by Adam Dorr, based on my reading experience and other summaries, linked in the shownotes. Great preparation for our interview with Adam Dorr in episode 222, and just a refreshing outlook on the future. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see a brighter approach among the doom-and-gloom based on science and research. This book describes how human evolution and progress wipe out older, dirtier technologies, foster unprecedented prosperity, and open the door to mitigating environmental impacts. I hope this gives you some food for thought this time of the year or anytime and how to move forward. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: The book emphasizes the potential of emerging technologies in energy, transportation, food, and labour to solve environmental issues while promoting economic growth. Dorr highlights that the shift towards sustainable, cleaner technologies is primarily driven by their economic advantages, not just ecological benefits. "Brighter" presents a new vision of environmentalism that integrates technological innovation and economic development as a path to a sustainable future. You can find the book through this link. Summaries used in this episode: RethinkX Disruption series with Adam Dorr; New Book 'Brighter' explores the future of environmentalism amidst the great technological transformation in over a century on PRNewsWire; Brighter on Goodreads; Connecting links you might be interested in: No.177 - Interview with Amelia Gaskill about the passion of the younger generation; No.222 - Interview with Adam Dorr about a brighter future You can find the transcript through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠