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Hawking Irreversibility and Socio-Economic Determinism

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  • Jan-Erik Lane
  • Florent Dieterlen

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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.

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  • Jan-Erik Lane & Florent Dieterlen, 2018. "Hawking Irreversibility and Socio-Economic Determinism," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 5(1), pages 269-280, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:jsss88:v:5:y:2018:i:1:p:269-280
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