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John Thackara’s Energy Design Challenge: Can We Thrive on Five Percent?

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Energy requirements per person in modern times are 60 times higher than our ancestors. According to scientific experts, the world needs to endure a ‘factor 20 reduction’ in its energy and resource metabolism — to five percent of present levels if we want a sustainable future.  Designer and theorist John Thackara explores how we can design our way into a thriving five percent, even as populations rise.

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Maren Maier, graduate of the Design Management Program at Pratt Institute, is Founder and Editor of Creative States, a media platform that explores bold new creativity in the public realm. It highlights creative champions that challenge the political status quo, encourage new forms of civic engagement, and inspire citizen ingenuity in the making of a new America. Until a recent move to Germany, she oversaw the green business certification program at Green America. www.creative-states.org @Creative_States

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