The Party is Over. Having barely survived a complete collapse of the financial system, the global economy is tottering on the brink… we’ve reached the limits of what our desires demand of the planet and what it can deliver. By looking to past failed civilisations we can learn what not to do with our future. Like the ancient Mayans, we’re reaching peak everything – oil, land, population, climate, food and water – but the question is whether we can manage the change or will we let the changes manage us. Economist David McWilliams looks to some of the most innovative and exciting developments around the globe as we embark on a quest for re-building a sustainable economy and a sustainable planet. Is this crisis the wake-up call we desperately need to have? Do we need to turn eco-warriors into eco-capitalists and launch the next great bubble – a Green Bubble?