#degrowth

@destatis
#degrowth ist das Stichwort.
Gut wäre es, wenn eine Regierung es planen, koordinieren und Härten abfedern könnte, wollte, täte.
#bundesregierung macht euren Job!

PrinterAngel

https://social.bund.de/@destatis/111520886170414685

@IsabVann2 @destatis
#degrowth war auch das Stichwort, dass ich gestern gesucht habe.
Gut wäre es, wenn eine Regierung es planen, koordinieren und Härten abfedern könnte, wollte, täte.

Groschenromanautorin

@destatis

Ergo: wir brauchen #Degrowth by design und #systemchangenotclimatechange
Gegen den #Klimakollaps, der durch #Wirtschaftswachstum und "weiter so" droht

#endfossilfuels
end #methanleaks

Kay :heart_bi:

@OliverNoble @JackTheCat
Starmer's taking the idea of "Don't buy new stuff" too far.

#DeGrowth has potential to save individuals money
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/im-not-buying-new-stuff-any-more-the-young-people-getting-into-degrowth

But to stimulate a nation's economy takes investment! #EndingStagnation #UKpol #UKpolitics
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/press-releases/britain-needs-a-new-economic-strategy-to-end-its-stagnation-and-close-its-8300-living-standards-gap-with-its-peers/

1. Neu-Kelte 💙💛🌻

This is your personal invitation to discuss the draft of the Nua-Celtic Manifesto with me on https://zotum.net/profile/ncm.
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy and #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries🙏
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #MotherEarth #LifesBetterWithTrees #ClimateCrisis #CapitalismKills #TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay
#BetterWithForests #ClimateActionNow #greedflation #ecocide #stopoil #endfossilfuels #Boycott4Wildlife #SaveTheOcean

Governments are in future to be assembled by the druids or, in the transition phase, by the "Council of The Wise Ones/Senate". The presidency of the government, which at the same time also performs as head of state, rotates annually (cf. „Bundesrat“ of Switzerland). As was customary in ancient Ireland, the chair should not be allowed to speak until the druid advising them has had an opportunity to do so him- or herself.
Source: The Nua-Celtic Manifesto

Pampa

#Capitalism #Justice #Degrowth #Ecology #ClimateChange #ClimateChange #Climate #

Which is the planet's greatest evil atm?

(Thanks to Mastodon's 4 choice limit you can't vote for for:

* Weaponised AI
* Extraction Growth
* Debt
* Micro Plastics
* Biodiversity Loss
* Advertising
* Poverty
* Private Jets and Superyachts
* Political/Economic corruption...)

Dragofix

‘I’m not buying new stuff any more’: the young people getting into ‘degrowth’ #degrowth #consumerism #consumption https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/im-not-buying-new-stuff-any-more-the-young-people-getting-into-degrowth

Less is more.

Dragofix

Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism? #society #consumption #consumerism #minimalism #degrowth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/28/too-much-stuff-can-we-solve-our-addiction-to-consumerism

CUSP :verified:

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@ProfTimJackson cc #PostGrowth #Degrowth #BeyondGrowth #Decroissance #Decrecimiento #Omgroei #GrowthDependency #WellbeingEconomy #LifeAfterCapitalism #ProsperityWithoutGrowth

"The climate and cost of living crises make belief in expanding GDPs look as stale as last year’s mince pies."—The Observer, 2 Dec 2023 → https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/02/are-young-people-poised-to-slam-the-brake-on-endless-economic-growth

Killer Rabbit 90

‘I’m not buying new stuff any more’: the young people getting into ‘degrowth’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/im-not-buying-new-stuff-any-more-the-young-people-getting-into-degrowth #consumerism #degrowth #youth #garbage #pollution #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #wste

CUSP :verified:

From #TriodosBank’s Economic Outlook 2024: “At the heart of [the] issue is a dependency on growth, which Triodos Bank believes needs to be reconsidered. This presents substantial implications for investors, but more crucially, for the future of humanity.” 💯 → https://www.triodos.com/en/press-releases/2023/triodos-bank-economic-outlook-2024-towards-a-post-growth-economy

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cc #PostGrowth #Degrowth #BeyondGrowth #Omgroei #PostWachstum #GrowthDependency #Decroissance #Decrecimiento #SustainableFinance

Steady State Manchester

https://steadystatemanchester.net/a-viable-future-contents/
#ViableFuture #ViableEconomy #book #ebook #degrowth #collapse #localism #ecosocialism #EcologicalEconomics
#Christmas

Christmas is coming and you are still struggling to find the right book to give? This will keep him/her quiet for a while:
"A Viable Future",
Think of it as a detailed reader on the alternative to the decidedly unviable growth-obsessed society and economy that is fracturing and decaying before our eyes.
Affordable paperback (or free download).

Christian Gelleri ✅

3 days ago

Daniel Schmachtenberger talks about the "metacrisis".

"Change your Feed that you always remember what to change."

That's why I changed my social Medium to #mastodon, that's why I use another Money system, that's why Focus on opportunities instead of fear.

#climatechange #reimagination #earth #degrowth #exponentialgrowth #sustainability #COP28

https://youtu.be/4kBoLVvoqVY?si=U_L2pMt8vjW0vgLP

1. Neu-Kelte 💙💛🌻

3 days ago

This is your personal invitation to discuss the draft of the Nua-Celtic Manifesto with me on https://zotum.net/profile/ncm.
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy and #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries🙏
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #MotherEarth #LifesBetterWithTrees #ClimateCrisis #CapitalismKills #TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay
#BetterWithForests #ClimateActionNow #greedflation #ecocide #stopoil #endfossilfuels #Boycott4Wildlife #SaveTheOcean

The search for the truth should also include the true causes of the misdeed, so that these can subsequently be rehabilitated. In addition, legally competent druids should impose reparation and guide forgiveness exercises or rituals.
Source: The Nua-Celtic Manifesto

Are young people poised to slam the brake on endless economic growth? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/02/are-young-people-poised-to-slam-the-brake-on-endless-economic-growth?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Smart kids. Circular economy thinking. Youth footfall in our local charity shops seems to be high with many eschewing Primark & H&M, including my daughters who object on ethical grounds. If a pair of jeans is £9 in Primark, they surely cannot have been sustainably or ethically produced, nor will they last. And I doubt they sell them at a loss.

#degrowth #DonutEconomy #notofastfashion

Steady State Manchester

3 days ago

"A Viable Future",
Think of it as a detailed reader on the alternative to the decidedly unviable growth-obsessed society and economy that is fracturing and decaying before our eyes.
Read it free digitally or buy the very reasonably priced printed book.

https://steadystatemanchester.net/a-viable-future-contents/
#ViableFuture #ViableEconomy #book #ebook #degrowth #collapse #localism #ecosocialism #EcologicalEconomics
#Christmas

Kyra Lin Oser

#degrowth #globalheating #heatwaves #climatechangeisreal #climatechangeawareness #climatescience #climateart #climatechangeart #ClimateMigration #climatechange #Climate #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow
#ClimateJustice #ClimateJusticeNow #ClimateStrike #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Earth #environment #environmentalscience #environmentaljustice #environmental #fasting #intermittentfasting #savetheplanet #savetheearth #savetheocean #savethebees #savethetrees

Week 221 of fasting and striking from working and shopping once a week for the climate.

Strypey

https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/review-the-future-is-degrowth-how-to-stop-and-replace-terracidal-capitalism/

#ShowerThoughts:
In a nutshell, "degrowth" is replacing cancer-style economic growth with forest-style economic growth.

#degrowth #capitalism

1. Neu-Kelte 💙💛🌻

This is your personal invitation to discuss the draft of the Nua-Celtic Manifesto with me on https://zotum.net/profile/ncm.
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy and #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries🙏
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #MotherEarth #LifesBetterWithTrees #ClimateCrisis #CapitalismKills #TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay
#BetterWithForests #ClimateActionNow #greedflation #ecocide #stopoil #endfossilfuels #Boycott4Wildlife #SaveTheOcean

A Nua-Celtic legal system is to be introduced as a modernised and supplemented form of the "Brehon Laws" and gain general validity. Punishments in the conventional sense are rejected as inappropriate services negatively affect the Karma of the offenders.
Source: The Nua-Celtic Manifesto

Phoenix.Serenity

#GovernmentFailure #StopEcocide #EnvironmentalJustice #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #FossilFuels #PNW #WeNeedGreenTransition #Degrowth #ClimateCrisis #EndCorpprateWelfare #ProtectTheEnvironment

#Ecojustice reacts to #BCgovernment #ClimateChange #Accountability #Report.

#LNG will further #derail the province’s #emission targets as the report glosses over significant emissions associated with LNG projects approved by #BCNDP in #BritishColumbia.

Read the full response:
https://ecojustice.ca/news/ecojustice-reacts-to-b-c-s-climate-change-accountability-report

ZNet (unofficial)

#degrowth #postgrowth #postcapitalism
https://www.jasonhickel.org/blog/2023/11/24/how-popular-are-post-growth-and-post-capitalist-ideas

Some people say post-growth and post-capitalist ideas could never gain popular support. But in fact these ideas are already supported by large majorities.

Here are 17 studies that prove it.

Phoenix.Serenity

https://macleans.ca/economy/realestateeconomy/sustainable-house-toronto

*They have a green roof with gardens too!*

Their home, nicknamed the #KHouse, is the first #NetZero #StrawHouse in #Hamilton. The walls are made of thick prefabricated #StrawBale—a popular #insulation technique in Europe.

There are #SolarPanels on the roof that generate electricity, which is sold back to the grid.

#SustainableHome #Construction #Ontario #Canada #GreenHome #AlternativeBuilds #sustainability #OneOfAKind #Inspiring #Degrowth

CUSP :verified:

In for some mind-clearing reading to soothe the soul and restore hope in humanity? The audiobook edition of @ProfTimJackson's "Post Growth—Life After Capitalism" might help. Not all is lost, as long as we keep our critical-thinking facilities sharp. 🙌 → https://timjackson.org.uk/postgrowth-audio/

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cc #postgrowth #degrowth #beyondgrowth #wellbeingeconomy #Postwachstum #omgroei #decroissance #decrecimiento

Pampa

https://ourworldindata.org/excess-mortality-covid#estimated-excess-mortality-from-the-economist

@antiaall3s

Exactly.

Recent research finds the COVID-19 death toll was not the 7m directly resulting, but excess deaths in the range 18m - 33m.

Even taking the upper bound that's only a 0.42% death rate.
We were extremely lucky with the test run. Next time it could be an order of magnitude worse.

Rather than learning the lesson to stop encroaching on Nature, we continue to increase the chance of the next zoonotic pandemic. The fossil capitalist juggernaut is at full throttle.

#COVID19 #Capitalism #Degrowth

Mark Burton

This wasn't expected:
Spain's queen consort Letizia Ortiz, subjects "experts" to a grilling from an informed #degrowth perspective.
Rather different from the hypocritical Charles.
I'm a republican but am forced to admire her persistent and very well informed questioning.

Las incómodas preguntas de la Reina de España sobre el Decrecimiento (y el bochornoso «mansplaining» del ministro) – 15/15\15
https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/2023/11/28/las-incomodas-preguntas-de-la-reina-de-espana-sobre-el-decrecimiento-y-el-bochornoso-mansplaining-del-ministro/

Mark Burton

@GeofCox
The bold claim that mineral extraction is low for EVs relies on counting oil as a mineral.
Apples and pears, that isn't the issue that those who point to the mining impact are raising.
Of course ICEs need phasing out, but like for like replacement by EVs would have a huge impact and we'd end up with the same unliveable urban settlements.
So yes, #degrowth

Earthworm

I get it that many people are angry about top level politicians jetting from conference to conference. And yes, it is exactly the "I don't give a shit about the planet because I am important" attitude that causes a lot of problems.
However, in numbers, air traffic, as abhorrent, unnecessary and unjust it is, is so much less compared to the daily decisions these people make that affect all of us and lock in polluting emissions for the next decades instead of transforming towards a liveable society and economy that is aimed to cover our real needs.

#degrowth

Eystein

Wandered into an electrics store searching for a replacement piece for the vacuum cleaner, and had a look at the TVs while there.

Bloody hell those are huge!!

I thought 48" would be small enough, but upon seeing them IRL I realise 43" will be plenty enough.

I'm obviously not buying a *new* TV! I'm maybe buying one second-hand. #degrowth

Bread and Circuses

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Degrowth

Paul Abela writes about "Climate Doublespeak" and the connection with our deadly addiction to endless economic growth...
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Greenwashing is at the heart of climate doublespeak. Greenwashing is all about elevating the green credentials of products or brands — but dig a little deeper, and the perpetrators (usually businesses) continue to operate as usual.

If there were awards for effective greenwashing campaigns, oil companies would receive plenty of nominations.

The rather inconvenient truth for oil companies is that an oil company can only become sustainable if it stops selling oil, meaning it would no longer be an oil company. The oil industry is well aware of the precariousness of their situation, which is why they lean so heavily on climate doublespeak to justify their existence.

The facts are in plain sight, Net Zero is never going to happen in the timeframe that’s required unless there is a profound and radical social transformation. But that goal remains a vital piece of the climate doublespeak narrative.
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Economic growth has become the secular religion of modern society. So important is growth to functioning societies that when economies contract it leads to crises that can turn into recession and ultimately depression.

So what’s the problem with economic growth?

Well, since the end of the Second World War, there has been an explosion in economic activity. Some have labelled it The Great Acceleration. That acceleration has seen exponential increases in, well, everything. From white goods to automobiles, from telecommunications to flights, from fertilisers to water use.

We’ve become masters in increasing productivity. That’s created a lot more wealth for a lot more people. And lots of us, not all, but lots of people, have reaped the benefits.

But these exponential increases don’t come out of thin air. To make more stuff you need more stuff — that stuff comes from the natural world. You also need energy to make all of the stuff — that energy comes from fossil fuels. The result of all of this activity is the global economy has become big, like, really, really big. So big that we use the resources of 1.7 earths.

You don’t need me to tell you there is only one Earth, so this is a big deal. When any species exceeds the regenerative capacity of its environment (which is exactly what we’ve done) you have yourself a rather large problem.

And the thing about a society designed and dependent on never-ending growth is that we must continue this expansion forever. That’s why terms like green growth have proliferated. The idea is that we can continue increasing output but in ways where we decouple any impacts of doing so from the products and services being produced. Sounds impossible? Yeah, that’s because it is.

So how do we avert catastrophe? Well, the only way is to decrease the size of the economy. But that is quite literally the last thing we will ever do.

When looking at the stakes, it’s no wonder climate doublespeak is so rife. A way of life is on the line. So you can bet that we’ll continue to behave as we always have, because the idea that the economy could be organised in any other way is unthinkable.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.transformatise.com/2023/11/the-hidden-agenda-five-reasons-why-climate-doublespeak-has-become-a-formidable-weapon/

Bread and Circuses

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Degrowth

Kevin Anderson is professor of energy and climate change at the Universities of Manchester (UK), Uppsala (Sweden), and Bergen (Norway). Formerly director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, he also is one of the scientists most relied upon by Greta Thunberg in her assessment of where we stand and what we must do now.

In a hard-hitting new article, Professor Anderson delivers some truths we may not want to hear. This is how it begins...
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For a flip-of-a-coin chance of staying at or below 1.5°C we have, globally, just five to eight years of current emissions before we blow our carbon budget. For a good chance of 2°C this extends to 15 to 18 years. We are using up the 1.5°C budget at a rate of about 1% each month, and the 2°C budget at around 0.5% each month.

But it’s not being spent evenly. According to new research by Oxfam and the Stockholm Environment Institute, the wealthiest 1% of people on the planet are responsible for double the greenhouse gas emissions of the poorest half.

This 1% of humanity uses its awesome power to manipulate societal aspirations and the narratives around climate change. These extend from well-funded advertising to pseudo-technical solutions, from the financialisation of carbon emissions (and increasingly, nature) to labelling extreme any meaningful narrative that questions inequality and power.

This dangerous framing is compounded by a generally supine media owned or controlled by the 1%. Many climate experts also reside in the 1% or seek funding from them, with the dangerous repercussion of giving the impression of objective conclusions. Add to this the reflected glory of hobnobbing with the elites and the prestige of honours awarded to those supporting hierarchical norms – and the closure of alternative narratives for addressing climate change is complete.

This may all sound flippant. But I argue that the tendrils of the 1% have twisted society into something deeply self-destructive. Layer upon of layer of lies and delusion have left us ill-equipped to address so many of our problems, of which climate change is only one symptom.
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There is much more in the full piece, including an introductory passage that describes how Professor Anderson has been censored in his attempts to get this message out to the public. Must-read!

FULL ARTICLE -- https://climateuncensored.com/1485-2/

Pampa