Clair Brown

Six years ago I began teaching Buddhist Economics at UC Berkeley (where I am an economic professor), because I realized that politicians and the public don’t understand that we already know how to reduce inequality and we have the technology to move to a clean energy economy. Our two major economic challenges—global warming and inequality—have sickened the earth and caused social unrest. Buddhist economics integrates global sustainability and shared prosperity in a holistic economic model, and my book lays out eight steps for how governments, companies, and people can create an economy that provides a meaningful, sustainable way of life. We must be courageous to demand that our governments and companies transition to a sustainable clean energy economy, with economic growth based on providing well-being to everyone and not just more income to the rich. Together we can move beyond consumerism, and be connected to others with compassion and exist in harmony with Nature. We can be happy!