Hawking irreversibility and socio-economic derminism

Jan-Erik Lane () and Florent Dieterlen
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Jan-Erik Lane: Fellow with Public Policy Institute, Belgrade; 10 Charles Humbert, 1205 Geneva; 559 A, 3rd Floor, Thuya Street, 9th Quarter, Yangon. Myanmar.
Florent Dieterlen: Independent Scholar, Geneva.

Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, 2017, vol. 4, issue 4, 357-364

Abstract: Physicist Stephen Hawking has suggested that climate changes is about to become unstoppable. One may introduce a concept of Hawking irreversibility as the point where temperature has risen so much that the global warming consequences threaten the survival of mankind. The recent news out of China that its CO2s are increasing again makes this term highly policy relevant. Moreover, the methane emissions have started to augment, which also calls up Hawking irreversibility. The drive behind these dire developments is the endless zest for affluence and wealth, fueled by ever larger energy consumption.

Keywords: Decarbonisation; Hawking irreversibility; GHCs; CO2S; Methane; COP21 Treaty goals; Solar power plants. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N70 O13 P28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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