Episode 32: Sufficiency as a Climate Strategy, Economic Model, and Cultural Paradigm Shift with Deric Gruen

Deric Gruen, a Senior Fellow at Just Solutions, brings sufficiency into the energy transition conversation and explains how this approach can cultivate economic resiliency and overall well-being. In this episode, we explore the idea of consumption as it relates to climate justice, public policy, and cultural mindsets. During more than 20 years leading visionary change in Washington State, Deric has co-founded and grown multiple organizations, built cross-sector collaborations, and led hundreds of successful projects. Deric served as the Co-Executive Director of Front and Centered, where he led state progress on climate and environmental justice for 10 years, including crafting policies and tools like the Healthy Environment for All Act, the Clean Energy Transformation Act, and the Environmental Health Disparities Map. Listen in to learn about the costs and benefits of sufficiency, and recommendations for advancing this reorientation within U.S. political conversations and policy.