# Peter Victor

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Does Economic Growth Cost Too Much?

 Economic growth is a central goal of many economies, but there are questions about how sustainable relentless growth is. Those arguing “yes” say the right measurements aren’t being used for societal well-being and how much it costs the environment, and call for a new economic model for more equita…

Peter Victor: Sustainable Horizons

Peter Victor, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at York University, Canada and author of Escape from Overshoot. Economics for a Planet in Peril (2023), looks at the intersection of ecology, economics, and sustainable living, diving deep into the historical roots of our current environmental dil…

Ep. 55 - A leading environmental economist discusses the likely impact of planetary "overshoot" on your wealth

Peter Victor is a renowned expert on environmental economics. His new book ‘Escape From Overshoot’ is a direct challenge to how we view ourselves. Did you know that environmental economists challenge traditional economics as much as behavioural economists do?

Herman Daly’s Great Debates: The enduring vitality of Ecological Economics

Ecological economics lies at the heart of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and C40’s mission. It recognises that the former gold standard of measuring economic success – the growth of gross domestic product, or GDP – is no longer fit for purpose, despite the fact that it’s the model t…

Realist Concerns with Non-Violent Ideals

[CONTENT GUIDANCE: this episode explores themes of violence, such as sexual violence, and might be triggering for some.] Violence is everywhere around us; sometimes today's world seems to be engulfed in it. In this episode, we engage in conversation about how to relate to this violence, and about …

Escape from Overshoot | Peter Victor

The world is colliding with the ecological limits of growth - and mainstream economics is still looking the other way. Peter Victor, ecological economist and author of Escape from Overshoot, joins us. Highlights include: How 'the pre-analytic vision' of ecological economics, unlike mainstream ec…

Going Steady with Herman Daly: ‘There are limits to everything’

Herman Daly was a founding father of ecological economics: more than half a century ago, he warned that the pursuit of endless economic growth was driving ecological collapse and harming society, as well as harming society - and came up with a plan to unbreak our economy.  Dismissed by mainstream e…

Going Steady with Herman Daly: ‘The canary has fallen silent’

We follow Herman from the lecture halls of Louisiana to the forests of Brazil – and through a period of global upheaval and personal transformation. Herman was profoundly shaped by the realities of inequality and ecological fragility in the Global South. These experiences helped crystallize his vis…

Going Steady with Herman Daly: ‘For the common good’

We rejoin Herman Daly in the  late 1970s - a tumultuous time for our renegade economist.  Partnering with theologian John Cobb Jr., Daly began to rebuild economics from the ground up, reframing it around values, community, and the planet that sustains us. Woven through this intellectual journey are…