Energy, Human Needs and Wellbeing

This lecture explores the relationship between energy, human needs, and wellbeing, focusing on sustainability and sufficiency. It delves into the concepts of social sustainability, the theory of human need by Len Doyal and lan Gough, and the work of Manfred Max-Neef. The lecture discusses the optimal size of the economy, the exponential function, and the challenges in managing energy for universal wellbeing. It also addresses the concept of sufficiency in the Swiss habitat, the structure of material requirements for decent living standards, and the importance of satisfying human needs within planetary boundaries.