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‘Electrify Everything’ by Saul Griffith – electrification and abundance –
source: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/02/saul-griffith-electrify-everything-solution-save-humanity/622911/ eco crisis - climate crisis, de-fossil, energy, electricity, degrowth, alt growth, abundance goodreads.com 2021 Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Futureby Saul Griffith - An optimistic--but realistic and feasible--action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment: electrify everything. Climate change is a planetary emergency. We … Continue reading ‘Electrify Everything’ by Saul Griffith – electrification and abundance –
green techno – alternative, sustainable energy, products, production, technologies
green techno - sustainable technologies - see also energy - sustainability > carbon capture, geoengineering bbc.co.uk 30-11-2023 Carbon capture: What is it and how does it fight climate change? By Jonah Fisher ...The technology has been around for decades. It's mainly been used in industries where captured CO2 can be reused, for example to force … Continue reading green techno – alternative, sustainable energy, products, production, technologies
Is Greenwashing the New Money Laundering?
greenwashing - updates see also climate crisis ESG’s, green finance + investment Vorsprung durch Grünwaschen sustainability Not exactly. It’s not new. And it’s a lot bigger. Greenwash Guy Pearse 2012 The trillions involved are likely to dwarf the entire history of money laundering. Dig into the numbers below. But lets look on the bright sunny … Continue reading Is Greenwashing the New Money Laundering?
diversity 101 = pluriverse
endorsements A way to understanding an alternative future. – Juliet Schor, Sociology, Boston College A book of dazzling breadth, provocative and persuasive scholarship. – Sylvia Marcos, Mexican feminist activist and scholar For too long the North has imposed its one-size-fits-all agenda on the South. – Dan O’Neill, economist, University of Leeds This Dictionary … Continue reading diversity 101 = pluriverse
Greta, Mnuchin and PlanB
A year ago, when The Virus was still a fuzzy rumour, one was already plagued by the puzzle of the three zeros : the skeletal numbers of no interest and near nil inflation lined up for a danse macabre around the grave of zombie growth. Never seen this before. This is different. This can't be … Continue reading Greta, Mnuchin and PlanB
CARS
Porsche on his milk float - 1902 euractiv.com 18-3-2023 The real cost of Germany blocking the combustion engine ban - Germany’s last-minute refusal to support the EU’s combustion engine ban hurts Europe’s economic interests but also the EU’s ability to regulate its market. Unless Germany backs down, its intervention will cast doubt over the process … Continue reading CARS