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Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead
The path-breaking essay that places current challenges in historic context, depicts possible scenarios, and identifies strategies for a new global agenda.
The Great Transition Initiative
A growing international effort coordinated by Tellus Institute to spread Great Transition ideas.
World Lines: A framework for exploring global pathways
A theoretical framework for mapping trajectories between current realities and alternative futures.
Video: Global Futures - The Great Transition Alternatives
A recent lecture by Tellus President Paul Raskin.
A new epoch – the planetary phase of civilization – is upon us. The world's people and the biosphere are bound to a common fate. But what form of global civilization will emerge in the coming decades? In the face of the unfolding perils of social antagonism, violent conflict, and environmental stress, pessimists may be forgiven for their dark forebodings and dreamers for their doubts. Yet, it is not too late to shape a future of sustainability, justice, human well-being, and peace – a Great Transition.
The key to a Great Transition is the capacity and willingness of the world's citizens to gain new insights, embrace new values, and take common actions. Tellus is an independent voice for achieving these goals. For more than 30 years the Institute's projects have been rooted in analytic rigor while offering visions of hope. Now, more than ever, we are committed to researching critical problems, developing scenarios of the future from the local to the global, and mobilizing networks for change.