@greenpeace renewables are a step in the right direction. But can we be more honest?

Virtually every solar panel and wind turbine has been made *with* coal, and will be for some time.

We have to start somewhere but if we continue to never talk about and confront demand management we’ll continue going nowhere or, at best, somewhere better not remotely fast enough

#degrowth

Hello Mastodon! Time for a proper #introduction.

I'm Shaun, a translator for the solidarity economy.
• Languages: FR/ES/IT/PT/CA > EN
• Focus: Cooperative finance, governance & social theory.
• The Twist: Ex-corporate finance analyst, now translating for the commons.

You can see my work and my new focus here:
https://rootandbranch.online

#translation #SocialEconomy #SolidarityEconomy #cooperatives #anarchism #sociology #degrowth #finance

Hello Mastodon! Time for a proper #introduction.

I'm Shaun, a translator for the solidarity economy.
• Languages: FR/ES/IT/PT/CA > EN
• Focus: Cooperative finance, governance & social theory.
• The Twist: Ex-corporate finance analyst, now translating for the commons.

You can see my work and my new focus here:
https://rootandbranch.online

#translation #SocialEconomy #SolidarityEconomy #cooperatives #anarchism #sociology #degrowth #finance

“The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, a powerful report by the UK’s intelligence chiefs is due to warn”

So naturally, its launch has been delayed and it seems likely it will be buried, never to see the light of day

#uk #labour #climate #nature #naturecollapse #degrowth #starmer

https://halo.nu/@theguardian_climate_crisis/115339406987609388

“The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, a powerful report by the UK’s intelligence chiefs is due to warn”

So naturally, its launch has been delayed and it seems likely it will be buried, never to see the light of day

#uk #labour #climate #nature #naturecollapse #degrowth #starmer

https://halo.nu/@theguardian_climate_crisis/115339406987609388

"...one notable policy initiative from the world body was not discussed by world leaders when it should have been. UN secretary-general António Guterres has put together a high-level group of specialists to propose new indicators for human and planetary prosperity that go ‘Beyond GDP’."

A #Nature journal editorial:
End GDP mania: how the world should really measure prosperity
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03144-y

#GDPMania #degrowth

"...one notable policy initiative from the world body was not discussed by world leaders when it should have been. UN secretary-general António Guterres has put together a high-level group of specialists to propose new indicators for human and planetary prosperity that go ‘Beyond GDP’."

A #Nature journal editorial:
End GDP mania: how the world should really measure prosperity
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03144-y

#GDPMania #degrowth

An article on the importance of #deGrowth that uses an #ai generated image for its header?

Hmmmmmm. The irony is strong here.

https://www.sufficiencywellbeing.com/p/from-degrowth-to-directed-prosperity

On Friday 26 Sept, Beyond Growth conference in the Spanish parliament.
Good to see mention of key concepts, #EmergencyBrake and societal #Collapse.

#Degrowth takes the stage

"Académicos, políticos, sindicalistas, intelectuales y representantes de la sociedad civil debatieron este viernes sobre cómo activar de forma colectiva un freno de emergencia al modelo que está llevando al planeta a un colapso ecológico y social.
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/decrecimiento/activar-freno-emergencia-colapsar-decrecimiento-toma-palabra-congreso

#PolEs

Who has written on the implications and practicalities of rehabilitating subsistence, in preparation for the transition of heavily-financialized economies to a post-growth world?

#permaculture #degrowth #subsistence #postindustrial

"What goes with [GDP growth] is ... ignored; growth depends on increased production and distribution, which always increase waste."
Jon Cloke in our new #ProspectsForDegrowth piece.

The Macavity of Degrowth – Waste, the Empire that isn’t there… – degrowthUK
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/09/18/the-macavity-of-degrowth-waste-the-empire-that-isnt-there/

#Growth #degrowth #Waste #WasteCrisis

On Friday 26 Sept, Beyond Growth conference in the Spanish parliament.
Good to see mention of key concepts, #EmergencyBrake and societal #Collapse.

#Degrowth takes the stage

"Académicos, políticos, sindicalistas, intelectuales y representantes de la sociedad civil debatieron este viernes sobre cómo activar de forma colectiva un freno de emergencia al modelo que está llevando al planeta a un colapso ecológico y social.
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/decrecimiento/activar-freno-emergencia-colapsar-decrecimiento-toma-palabra-congreso

#PolEs

My thought here is beyond the individual yearning for homestead life, what conditions make the shift towards a radically lower-impact way of life both desirable and feasible for many of the heaviest consumers in the world today? #permaculture #degrowth #subsistence #postindustrial #downshifting #gentrification

Who has written on the implications and practicalities of rehabilitating subsistence, in preparation for the transition of heavily-financialized economies to a post-growth world?

#permaculture #degrowth #subsistence #postindustrial

In which economists from the “influential organisation” (the OECD) which since the late 1990s has been powerless to stop the long term slide in economic growth in its own countries, exchange bullshit perspectives with the UK’s hapless Chancellor of the Exchequer, and everyone pretends that the game board of the 1990s is still the one we are on.

Can we at least agree to *try* #degrowth instead of this BS #postgrowth FFS?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-oecd-economy-inflation-growth-b2831788.html

🐌 EXTRA SPOTS OPEN🐌

We had an overwhelming number of applications for the first 3 editions of the “Introduction to Degrowth” Online Course. Given this success, we decided to open new spots for the 4th edition!

The 4th edition of the “Introduction to Degrowth” online course will run from November 4th to December 4th.

⏰Application deadline: October 5th

🔗Check the program and applications at: https://degrowth.org/projects/degrowth-online-courses/

#IntroToDegrowth #OnlineCourse #degrowth #course #economics

This is what #degrowth looks like:
Canceling Amazon Prime

"What goes with [GDP growth] is ... ignored; growth depends on increased production and distribution, which always increase waste."
Jon Cloke in our new #ProspectsForDegrowth piece.

The Macavity of Degrowth – Waste, the Empire that isn’t there… – degrowthUK
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/09/18/the-macavity-of-degrowth-waste-the-empire-that-isnt-there/

#Growth #degrowth #Waste #WasteCrisis