Alan Fortuny Sicart

 It is a nice Sunday, the sun shines and I read comfortably at my bed. I skipped my running today, but given the training of the week, it was more a wise decision than a sign of laziness. Proof of that is that I am not reading a conforting book. The book is called "Climate Shock. Economic consequences of a warmer planet". The book is based on more than 10 years of research on climate impacts, and show that there is at least 10% of a warming of 6 degrees by 2100. This is a warming that we cannot ensure is compatible with life as we know it. We are heading towards that number, unless we reduce the concentration of emissions now. I am on a sabbatical, that contrary to the most common uses (travelling the world)  will be mainly focus on my Phd on the achievement of prosperity without economic growth. I am lucky to have the time and resources to spend time studying one ofthe most important challenges of our current time, together with pandemics and poverty. I took an open look, al