#92 - Timothée Parrique - "You can’t save the climate with capitalism"

#92 - Timothée Parrique - "You can’t save the climate with capitalism"

From New Wave. by Hugo Rauch

May 12, 2026 · 1h 2m

About this episode

Timothée Parrique discusses the limitations of capitalism in addressing climate change and explores alternative economic systems.

Subscribe to the newsletter: New Wave | Hugo Rauch | Substack **** 🌊 Can Capitalism Survive the Planetary Boundaries? We’re joined by Timothée Parrique ( website ), researcher in ecological economics at the University of Lausanne and one of the leading voices challenging the idea that endless economic growth can coexist with a finite planet. In this episode, we dive into the uncomfortable tension between capitalism, climate innovation, and ecological limits, and unpack what it would actually take to build an economy that operates within planetary boundaries. From venture capital and climate tech to sufficiency, cooperation, and post-capitalist systems, this conversation pushes far beyond the usual climate debate. In our conversation, we covered: → Why climate change may be the easiest ecological crisis to solve → The difference between innovation… and “exnovation” → Why green growth hasn’t reduced ecological overshoot fast enough → Why capitalism structurally depends on expansion and growth → The limits of venture-backed climate solutions → Why policy alone won’t solve the transition → The role of NGOs, cooperatives, and non-profit models in a post-growth economy → Why degrowth…

People in this episode

Host: Hugo Rauch

Guest: Timothée Parrique

Topics covered

  • capitalism
  • climate change
  • ecological economics
  • sufficiency
  • post-capitalist systems
  • degrowth
  • innovation

Keywords

  • capitalism
  • climate innovation
  • planetary boundaries
  • sufficiency
  • venture capital
  • degrowth
  • ecological limits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Lausanne

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