Economic growth is locking in
1. unsurvivable deforestation
2. >1.7°C global warming hell
3. chemical pollution threatening mammal fertility
4. extinction of 25%-75% of species
Media: more growth!
Governments: more growth!
IPCC: more growth!
UN: more growth!
6 million species:
1. There is an alternative: a postgrowth global economy which respects species and ecosystems that secures decolonization and decarbonization with immediate emergency degrowth action in rich countries for the benefit (and survival) of the many not the few.
2. Deforestation must end in the next few years for any hope of a chance of avoiding the near-term collapse of rainforests. This would be possible with international cooperation, but won't happen with the current economic system.
A second thread here:
3. 'multiple lines of evidence showing it will be virtually impossible to keep average global temperature rise to 1.5℃ or below this century, without...'
theconversation.com/failure-is-not…
but degrowth could still give a chance of avoiding or delaying 1.5C:
boell.de/en/2020/12/09/…
4. Chemicals in plastics causing fertility decline & threat of thermal infertility at >2°C. Thread:
5. 'a global climate mitigation scenario that explores the climate effects of limiting global production and consumptions and of envisioning a broader societal transformation to accompany these transformations to reach a good life for all.'
boell.de/en/2020/12/09/…
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