Sam says we need 'disruptive social innovation'

Dr Sam
Alexander.

Samuel Alexander discusses the importance of “disruptive social innovation” necessary if we are to achieve a low-carbon world.

Dr Alexander, a lecture with the Office for Environmental Programs at the University of Melbourne, says it is becoming increasingly clear that small, incremental change to the way humans use and produce energy are unlikely to catalyse a transformation to a low-carbon civilisation.

“At least,” he points out, “not within the ever-tightening time frame urged by the world’s climate scientists”.

Dr Alexander is also a research fellow with the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI) and a co-director of the Simplicity Institute.