I shared these 'Introduction to Degrowth' slides a little while ago, but they needed an update. These slides have a more 'Internationalist' approach to #degrowth than the last set (see slides, 21, 22 & 31), which I believe to be crucial to any successful movement.

(1/38) I've provided sources where possible. Please reach out if you have any questions, and if you find this a valuable resource I'd be grateful if you could buy me a coffee:

(2/38) buymeacoffee.com/erinremblance

Over the last week I've seen a LOT of footage of flooding around the world. I thought I'd put them here in one place 🧵

#floods #ClimateEmergency #degrowth

1. Greece (1/13)

https://twitter.com/us_stormwatch/status/1700283711592300980?s=46&t=eoi37_UjXlyk1Cf-Oei1yQ

2.Hong Kong (2/13)

https://twitter.com/_david_ho_/status/1699867582160072750?s=46&t=eoi37_UjXlyk1Cf-Oei1yQ

I recently prepared these slides for a presentation, and thought I'd share them here too, for anyone who is interested in the topic of #degrowth

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@timparrique received a standing ovation at the end of this presentation because it was AWESOME! You really have to watch it to see how good it was (beyond-growth-2023.eu/lecture/plenar…, starting at 9:40:50), but in the meantime, I’ll share my favourite lines below:

https://twitter.com/timparrique/status/1658340755067355136

“Green Growth is a fairytale!”

“The best way to green growth is to take growth away.”

“Whatever technology we have, it is easier and faster to reduce ecological footprint in a situation where levels of production and consumption decrease.”

Some of my favourite threads and articles from the last week-ish, roughly in order of (1) problem -> (2) way forward -> (3) momentum:

(1) Problem: our growth-based economies are at the heart of our ecological crises

🧵 (1/16) "The fact is that we cannot keep growing the same cancerous way ‘except solar’. It’s like saying I’m going to switch lung cancer for eye cancer. I mean, still cancer…. we’re getting a brutal lesson this century whether we want it or not."

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indica.medium.com/why-solar-wont…

When it comes to choosing between achieving sustainability goals or pursuing growth, 99% (maybe more?) of the time companies will choose growth and expansion.

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footwearnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/footwearne…

#degrowth In this example Crocs can't achieve its initial sustainability goals because it acquired a brand and because of its "ongoing global expansion", even though they admit that their initial net-zero by 2030 goal was "neither vast nor fast enough".

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Over the course of history, all new energy sources have been *incremental* to existing energy sources. This includes renewables - thus far they have not replaced fossil fuels, which continue to grow in usage. (1/7) Our growth-based economic system means that we turn that new energy into more consumption rather than displace existing sources of energy. GDP and energy use are virtually correlated on a 1:1 ratio (2/7)

Essential reading.

Thanks @KBRH87 for compiling.

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#degrowth #ClimateAction (2/12)

Yesterday I was asked: “what are the 5 things you think everyone needs to know?”

So, I thought I’d share them here too:

1. This chart from the IPCC 6th Assessment Synthesis report, released this week, shows just how far away we are from limiting warming to below 2C: (1/11) We need to be doing much more. Wealthy nations - like Australia - should be aiming to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030 (the current Labor government has a target of 43% reduction and are relying on controversial carbon offsets for much of it). (2/11)

@Bowenchris is so close to getting it.

Just a little bit further to go.

Those hard to abate sectors will need to be wound down.

Let’s start being honest. Offsets should be used to achieve targets over & above the science (>75% reduction for Aus).

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https://twitter.com/mon4kooyong/status/1638405303061598209

Not to get to inadequate targets (43%). To compensate for our historic emissions and help other countries achieve their targets.

Not to allow environmentally harmful sectors to continue indefinitely.

Here is the recording of @jasonhickel speaking to the Dutch parliament on the topic of #degrowth earlier today.

It’s been described as a “masterclass in cutting through mainstream myths about the economy”.

Perhaps @StephanieKelton can be invited to speak to the Dutch parliament soon, to help clear up the myth of “the government is a household and needs tax revenue to spend”.

Happy Earth Overshoot Day 🥳

Ok, it’s not actually something to celebrate. It’s the day in which we have used all of the resources the planet can regenerate in one year. For the remainder of the year we are taking from future generations. (1/19)

#degrowth #movethedate If the whole world lived like Australians we would have reached Earth Overshoot Day on March 23rd. We would need more than 4 planet Earths. When is your country’s Earth Overshoot Day? (2/19)

“If you actually look at typical corporate behavior in the world today and you think of them as a person, they're sociopathic. They have no conscience. They make decisions that harm other people repeatedly. They have no sense of remorse for their actions. They lie repeatedly. And so on. These are the actions of a sociopath. And these are the institutions that are in charge of our culture, that are running the show.