Alex Steffen Quotes


We unfortunately already live on a planet where the climate has changed and will continue to change no matter what we do now. We're playing a game of making the problem less bad rather than preventing it.


Citations

Steffen, Alex. Carbon Zero: Imagining Cities That Can Save the Planet. Alex Steffen, 2012.

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Alex Steffen
Alex Steffen
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  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Alex Steffen (born c. 1968) is an American futurist who writes and speaks about sustainability and the future of the planet. He emphasizes the importance of imagining persuasive, positive possible futures: "It's literally true that we can't build what we can't imagine,... The fact that we haven't compellingly imagined a thriving, dynamic, sustainable world is a major reason we don't already live in one."