Alex Steffen Quotes


Make no mistake: Tackling climate change is vital. But to see everything through the lens of short-term CO2 reductions, letting our obsession with carbon blind us to the bigger picture, is to court catastrophe.


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."