Ralph Torrie - Imagination is the barrier not technology
Promethea Rising
English - August 07, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBEarth Sciences Science energy literacy climate change climate action community energy energy efficiency climate emergency energy transitions Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ralph Torrie has always been interested in the interface between science and society. That interest has deeply informed his contribution to promoting energy conscious communities.
Like others, Ralph has concluded that the climate crisis is not limited by a lack of technology but our imagination. Change will happen quickly if we can set our imagination free.
In this interview, we talk about what it will take to promote home energy retrofits in Canada and how they can be part of the green recovery in the wake of the pandemic.
When asked why his work has been so important to him, he responded:
“It is just unacceptable to me that the human story would end in some sort of ecological collapse. I just refuse to accept that as the final chapter.”
More about: Ralph Torrie
Read more at Corporate Knights: Building Back Better: Planning for a Green Recovery
Music Credit: Andrew McPherson, Forest for the Trees