The Bright Future Project: How Do We Achieve Our Vision?

(Behavior Change Part 2)

We’re all united by a desire for our kids to have good lives. How do we achieve that bright future when ecological overshoot threatens to leave our kids a dead planet instead? The Bright Future Project. That’s how!

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During my campaign for U.S. President, I’ve been sketching out a national project to get out of ecological overshoot. It needs to be an all-hands-on-deck, WWII mobilization scale effort. The project plan is a work in progress. I’ve been having conversations with smart people on my Dave the Planet podcast to add detail to the blueprint. The third such episode is now available (video below). In this new episode, we primarily discuss what the public communication campaign might include.

Mission of The Bright Future Project: What Must We Do to End Overshoot?

• Scale down our population and economy

• Create new social norms that bring our appetites and behaviors back within planetary boundaries 

• Identify and implement public policy and programs to accelerate this

  • Programs to HELP us make the needed changes

  • Programs to REMIND us daily of the changes we all need to be making

Bright Future Project episodes (so far):

15: Behavior Change to Provide a Bright Future – Part 1
Guest Joseph Merz shares his perspective on catalyzing the needed culture shift
On YouTube
Substack Post
Also wherever you get your podcasts

16: Population Policies the U.S. Needs
Carter Dillard reacts to my policy questions and proposals
On YouTube
Substack Post
Also wherever you get your podcasts

And, just published today,
19: The Bright Future Project - How Do We Achieve Our Vision? (Behavior Change Part 2)
Ally Richardson and I explore the needed public communication campaign
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Also wherever you get your podcasts

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Posters and Other Graphics Discussed

The Bright Future Project

Ed Begley Food Waste PSA

Ed Begley Energy PSA

Ed Begley Population Growth PSA

Now Here’s What We Call an Eco-Superhero – Episode 79 of the GrowthBusters podcast featuring climate and eco footprint vlogger James Comiskey

I’m voting for Kamala Harris, but this campaign is still doing essential work, creating a blueprint for The Bright Future Project. Please support the campaign.

This was also posted here on the campaign website.