Green growth is a popular concept to counter the threat of ecological collapse. It soothes people’s minds and suggests there is an easy way out. But it is based on the wrong premises. More so, it's a mere frame to help sustain the economy that caused our present problems in the first place, and that is bound to fail.
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Tipping points are a frequently quoted tool for social change and climate protection among activists and supporters. The idea that it takes 25% of supporters of a plan to create change is popular. But does this conclusion hold up under the pressure of social media?
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We must hope. Hope is good. Politicians, businesspeople, and even climate activists keep hammering it home, but research shows that people who worry are more likely to take action together.
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Some eighteen years ago, Al Gore tried to wake up the world with his Inconvenient Truth message, after dozens before him failed to do so. An audience of millions saw the movie or read the book, and moved on to business as usual. That was back in 2006. Now, Helene, and Milton, and Boris, and Yagi tell us what some of us tried to tell you for years.
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Datacenters are notorious for their power consumption and their effect on climate change. Now, the explosive growth of AI adds an extra dimension. But there is more, like huge underreporting of emissions, and the real climate costs of LNG.
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Data show that with the increase in vehicle size, the danger multiplies. On the road, sheer mass kills more than it preserves. About killer-SUV's
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How many people (guys, mostly) do you know who like to show off their green lifestyle with the help of a Tesla? Maybe they should think twice because when it comes to hard data on the company’s green performance, other shades of colors prevail. Is Tesla sustainable? It remains to be seen.
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The digital world matters as much as the material one. And so does the sustainability of it. The impact is huge.
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Why green growth is a fiction we shouldn’t fall for
How social media prevent tipping points for positive change
Keeping hope alive, or ourselves?
The IPCC was hiding the real inconvenient truth, now we know: we won’t make it
Data that fuel gaslighting about the climate
The real costs of SUV’s
Shameless times indeed
This is why Tesla is not as sustainable as it likes you to think
What is digital sustainability and why do we need it?