Debunking Economics - the podcast The word from the World Forum
Feb 24, 2026
Steve Keen, economist known for critiquing neoclassical economics and modelling debt and climate risks, recounts the World Forum in Berlin and its progressive tone. He champions expanding ecocide law to include criminal negligence and personal liability for economists and executives. They debate enforcement hurdles, COP failures, grassroots accountability workshops, carbon removal efforts, and long-term risks from AI and energy.
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World Forum As A Progressive Antidote
- The World Forum positioned itself as an antidote to the World Economic Forum by gathering progressive, humanitarian voices rather than corporate elites.
- Steve Keen highlighted presence of figures like Hillary Clinton, Ehud Olmert and Palestinian representatives all calling Gaza genocide and two-state solutions.
Include Negligence In Ecocide Laws
- Ecocide law currently targets intentional or wanton environmental harm but omits negligence in many drafts.
- Steve Keen argues ecocide must include criminal negligence because ignorant professional actions can still cause mass deaths.
Hold Executives And Economists Personally Liable
- Make corporate executives and influential economists personally liable under ecocide laws to create real deterrence.
- Keen recommends criminal consequences, including jail, because fines and treaties have failed to stop emissions growth.