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Energy and ecological transition: the need, the utopia and the will

The "climate challenge" and the "energy transition" remain eminently political projects whose success depends almost entirely on the people's conscience and the political will of 200 States.

By José Luís Fiori
Energy and ecological transition: the need, the utopia and the will
Extinction Rebellion activists covered in black ink during a protest in front of Shell's corporate offices demanding an end to fossil fuel extraction
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The traditional utopias - classical and modern - had one thing in common: they proposed a certain vision of the end of history, an ideal society. The ecological utopia says that what's important is that history continues to create the conditions for the following generations to continue having their utopias.

Marques, V. S. In the ecological utopia, what's important is that history continues. Instituto Humanitas Unisinos, January 18, 2016

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