Remember:
1. We have to get rid of most cars.
2. We can't just keep mining.
3. We must produce food differently.
4. We have to change construction.
5. We can't travel by air in this way.
6. We must use less energy.
7. We must rethink wealth; share.
8. We must protect everybody.
1. We have to get rid of most cars.
2. We can't just keep mining.
3. We must produce food differently.
4. We have to change construction.
5. We can't travel by air in this way.
6. We must use less energy.
7. We must rethink wealth; share.
8. We must protect everybody.
We need to transform the global economy so that public transport and bicycles are virtually the only forms of travel (but still serving the elderly, sick and most vulnerable, of course).
It's a challenge, but it isn't impossible.
It's a challenge, but it isn't impossible.
A total revolution of food systems is essential. Think agroecology.
A thread:
Food and land use:
A thread:
Food and land use:
Construction crisis: emissions; resource depletion; habitat destruction; endless growth economics; wildlife wiped out.
*Negative effects on the environment are unequivocal and occurring around the world*
We need a just transition to real sustainability.👇
*Negative effects on the environment are unequivocal and occurring around the world*
We need a just transition to real sustainability.👇
Aviation is essentially a fossil fuel industry:
It 'guzzles an eye-watering 5m barrels of oil every day. Burning that fuel currently contributes around 2.5% to total carbon emissions, a proportion which could rise to 22% by 2050...'
theconversation.com/its-time-to-wa…
It 'guzzles an eye-watering 5m barrels of oil every day. Burning that fuel currently contributes around 2.5% to total carbon emissions, a proportion which could rise to 22% by 2050...'
theconversation.com/its-time-to-wa…
The relatively wealthy of the global North are a minority using a disproportionate amount of energy.
We need system change, and a total transformation of how we think about energy use.
See here for essential insights:👇
blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2018/10/…
We need system change, and a total transformation of how we think about energy use.
See here for essential insights:👇
blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2018/10/…
BBC reports that the UK Labour Party is 'devoting the top section of its manifesto to tackling the environment crisis' and that the right-wing Conservatives are 'far behind'.
So, to protect everybody:
-UK, vote Labour
-elsewhere, vote for someone similar
bbc.com/news/election-…
So, to protect everybody:
-UK, vote Labour
-elsewhere, vote for someone similar
bbc.com/news/election-…
