The economic operating system keeps crashing. It’s time to upgrade to a new one. Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world recognizes that we are now at the cliff edge: Earth has crossed multiple planetary boundaries while widespread inequality is causing deep instabilities in societies. There seems to be no way out. Earth For All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation. Coverage includes: Results of new global modeling that indicates falling well-being and rising social tensions heighten risk of regional societal collapses Two alternative scenarios – Too-Little-Too-Late vs The Giant Leap – and what they mean for our collective future Five system-shifting steps that can upend poverty and inequality, lift up marginalized people, and transform our food and energy systems by 2050 A clear pathway to reboot our global economic system so it works for all people and the planet. Written in an open, accessible, and inspirational style using clear language and high impact visuals, Earth For All is a profound vision for uncertain times and a map to a better future. This survival guide for humanity is required reading for everyone concerned about living well on a fragile planet.

Table of Contents:
Contributors Foreword by Christiana Figueres Foreword by Elizabeth Wathuti 1. Earth for All: Five Extraordinary Turnarounds for Global Equity on a Healthy Planet Breakdown or Breakthrough? A Brief History of Future Scenarios From The Limits to Growth to Planetary Boundaries The Earth for All Initiative People Support Economic Systems Change 2. Exploring Two Scenarios: Too Little Too Late or Giant Leap? A Brief Review of 1980 to 2020 Scenario 1: Too Little Too Late Scenario 2: The Giant Leap Which Scenario Do We Co-create? 3. Saying Goodbye to Poverty What Is Our Current Problem? Turning Poverty Around Solution 1: Expand Policy Space and Deal with Debt Solution 2: Transform the Financial Architecture Solution 3: Transform Global Trade Solution 4: Improve Access to Technology and Leapfrogging Barriers to the Solutions Conclusions 4. The Inequality Turnaround: "Sharing the Dividends" The Problems with Economic Inequality A Giant Leap Toward Greater Equality Overcoming Barriers to the Equality Levers Conclusions 5. The Empowerment Turnaround: "Achieving Gender Equity" Population Turning It All Around Transforming Education Financial Independence and Leadership A Secure Pension and Dignified Aging Conclusions 6. The Food Turnaround: Making the Food System Healthy for People and Planet Consuming Earth's Biosphere Solution 1: Revolutionize the Way We Farm Solution 2: Change Our Diets Solution 3: Eliminate Food Loss and Waste Barriers Conclusions 7. The Energy Turnaround: "Electrifying Everything" Challenges Don't Look Up Solution 1: Introduce Systemic Efficiency Solution 2: Electrify (almost) Everything Solution 3: Exponential Growth in New Renewables The Energy Turnaround in the Earth4All Analysis Barriers Conclusions 8. From "Winner Take All" Capitalism to Earth4All Economies A New Economic Operating System The Rise of Rentier Capitalism Rethinking the Commons in the Anthropocene The Conventional Economic Gameboard Redrawing the Gameboard Short-termism: The Road to a Parasitic Financial System Putting the Systems Change into Effect How to Resolve the Systems Failure Conclusions 9. A Call to Action Is Earth for All Closer Than We Think? A Chorus of Voices Appendix: The Earth4All Model Model Purpose Model History The Main Sectors in the Model Model Causal Loop Diagram Model Novelty The Earth for All Game Notes Index About the Authors About the Publisher