1985-1990 the world entered a historic period of twin overshoot: extracting fossil carbon faster than the discovery rate and pumping fossil carbon into the atmosphere in quantities that put our climate system at risk. What did we do about it? /2
The IPCC was established in 1988, around the 350 ppm breach. The IPCC assumed that oil and coal and and gas were plentiful and concentrated on getting countries to limit their use voluntarily. The opposite happened. Half of all emissions were emitted since then. /3 
This means we not only entered overshoot of oil and CO2 but carried on. This is gross negligence on the part of governments. We are on the edge of a global emergency we probably cannot stop. There is no excuse, as the science has been clear from the start. /4
The world economy is energy dependent for economic growth. The system itself needs more and more energy. These images from thisfiniteworld.com show the connection /5 i1.wp.com/ourfiniteworld…
In an overshoot situation like we have we need to:
1) Immediately cap all fossil fuel burning
2) Change the economic system
3) Redesign society to work on less energy
That is what pivotprojects.org is working on./6
1) Immediately cap all fossil fuel burning
2) Change the economic system
3) Redesign society to work on less energy
That is what pivotprojects.org is working on./6
I doubt the ability of the present political system to handle such a rapid pivot. We should be looking towards a citizen assembly led-like process. We are all going to have to change. There a a few things we can tell ourselves /7
There is no point in
1.carrying on burning fossil fuels. There is not that much left that can be extracted without using more energy than it contains.
2. sticking to the current economic model. It doesn't work more are starving than ever despite all "economic growth" /8
1.carrying on burning fossil fuels. There is not that much left that can be extracted without using more energy than it contains.
2. sticking to the current economic model. It doesn't work more are starving than ever despite all "economic growth" /8
There is no point in
using more and more energy and material and still most people are having a hard time making ends meet post-covid.
Leaving politicians to decide.
We have to accept it is not working. We need to talk about it in #citizensassemblies 9/9
using more and more energy and material and still most people are having a hard time making ends meet post-covid.
Leaving politicians to decide.
We have to accept it is not working. We need to talk about it in #citizensassemblies 9/9
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