In this episode host Eric Garza leads listeners on an exploration of overshoot. He defines overshoot and carrying capacity, reflects on applying these concepts to human societies, and reviews data suggesting we are currently in overshoot. He then contrasts single-and double-loop learning and their role in climate—and overshoot—denial, and invites listeners to broaden our understanding of denial.

Outline

• 00:00 - 03:39 — Introduction
• 03:39 - 06:44 — Defining overshoot and carrying capacity
• 06:44 - 11:19 — Applying carrying capacity to human beings
• 11:19 - 18:59 — Human needs and our material economy
• 18:59 - 21:07 — Are we in overshoot?
• 21:07 - 30:03 — Single-loop versus double-loop learning
• 30:03 - 35:50 — Redefining climate change denial
• 35:50 - 37:03 — Episode wrap-up

Links and Resources

• Quillwood Academy
• An Essay on the Principle of Population, by Thomas Robert Malthus
• The Population Bomb: Population Control or Race to Oblivion, by Paul Ehrlich
• Limits to Growth, by Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, Jørgen Randers, William Behrens III
• Global Footprint Network
• Earth Overshoot Day
• Dr. Shanna Swan "Sperm and Our Future", Episode 2 of The Great Simplification
• Planetary Boundaries
• Return to Purpose: Learning in an Age of Collapse, by Ahmed Afzaal
• Teaching Smart People How to Learn, by Chris Argyris
• Redefining Climate Change Denial, TEDx Talk by Patrick Belmont
• Surprise!! You're probably a climate change denier, Patrick Belmont

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