It seems the first priority of every government is to light the fire under economic growth. This means extracting as much as we can from what we always imagined as being an infinite planet. But where is this leading us?

We bring you interviews from the 2013 Fenner Conference held at the Shine Dome in Canberra.


Dr
Jane O'Sullivan's research has challenged beliefs
about the 'demographic transition', the impact of ageing on workforce and the
'3Ps' of population, participation and productivity. She is most widely
recognised for quantifying the infrastructure cost of population growth rate.



Dr
Haydn Washington 
is the author of Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand (2011) and
Human Dependence on Nature (2013). He is keenly interested in why societies deny
environmental problems.



Dr
Simon Michaux is a consultant in the mining
industry, with a strong interest in industrial sustainability.



Dr
Michael Lardelli 
has been active in spreading awareness of peak oil since 2004 and worked
with Prof. Kjell Aleklett to produce the English version of his book, Peeking
at Peak Oil published in 2012.


Thanks to Jenny Goldie from Sustainable Population Australia
Interviews by Rod  (Twitter @SciRod)

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