Green IO #73 Gerry McGovern vs the Growth Death Cult
Feb 10, 2026
01:17:33
We’re facing an existential environmental threat - but is there enough time to fight back against the increasing momentum of tech-related planetary collapse?
That’s the 8 billion-person question. And here to help us answer it is a returning Gerry McGovern, back to share everything he’s learned during the making of his new book, ‘99th Day: A Warning About Technology’.
Throughout this insightful discussion, Gaël and Gerry wrestle with a central thought: Does technological advancement automatically mean societal and environmental decline?
The pair discuss Gerry’s unique writing style, his journey from rock’n’rolla to technology journalist, how he found his calling and hopes for the future.
Gerry McGovern and Gaël also dive into:
That’s the 8 billion-person question. And here to help us answer it is a returning Gerry McGovern, back to share everything he’s learned during the making of his new book, ‘99th Day: A Warning About Technology’.
Throughout this insightful discussion, Gaël and Gerry wrestle with a central thought: Does technological advancement automatically mean societal and environmental decline?
The pair discuss Gerry’s unique writing style, his journey from rock’n’rolla to technology journalist, how he found his calling and hopes for the future.
Gerry McGovern and Gaël also dive into:
- Is digital still a positive transformer for the environment?
- Lessons we can learn from indigenous societies
- Is ‘AI’ a useful tool, or a crude chainsaw?
- The second order effects of mining
- What is the ‘Growth Death Cult’?
- Can we turn it all around?
And much, much more.
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---Connect with Gerry McGovern:
◼️ Website: Home
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◼️ Slack: https://greenio-podcast.slack.com
◼️ Gaël: https://www.gaelduez.com
---Referenced in this episode:
◼️ Book: 99th Day: A Warning About Technology
◼️ Book : World Wide Waste
◼️ Article: Doughnut | Kate Raworth
◼️ Study: (PDF) The information catastrophe
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◼️ Slack: https://greenio-podcast.slack.com
◼️ Gaël: https://www.gaelduez.com
---Referenced in this episode:
◼️ Book: 99th Day: A Warning About Technology
◼️ Book : World Wide Waste
◼️ Article: Doughnut | Kate Raworth
◼️ Study: (PDF) The information catastrophe
---
🎁 Want to accurately measure your team’s environmental impact? Try ResilioDB for 90 days. Use code GREENIO26: Resilio Database
📣 Green IO Conferences are back in 2026! Early bird tickets and speaking applications: https://greenio.tech/conferences
✉️ Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news on digital sustainability:
https://newsletter.greenio.tech
📧 Share your feedback & suggest future guests/topics:
contact@greenio.tech🔗
Episode transcript:
https://podcast.greenio.tech