Dias antes desta palestra, a jornalista Naomi Klein estava num barco no Golfo do México, a ver os catastróficos resultados da arriscada busca de petróleo pela BP. As nossas sociedades têm-se tornado viciadas no risco extremo na procura de nova energia, novos instrumentos financeiros e mais... e, com demasiada frequência, fica-nos a tarefa de limpar os estragos. Klein pergunta: Qual é o plano B?

Naomi Klein: Viciados no risco

Modern society has become dangerously comfortable with gambling away what is precious and irreplaceable, from fragile ecosystems to stable economies. After witnessing the BP oil spill’s lingering damage to phytoplankton in the Gulf of Mexico, the talk exposes how reckless risk-taking—from financial crashes to extreme energy extraction—echoes a deeper cultural myth of endless growth and backup plans. The illusion that technology or new frontiers will save us keeps us from facing real limits and embracing precaution. Until we change the stories we tell about power, nature, and progress, we risk repeating catastrophe.