The periphery can feasibly overcome its dependency on certain capital goods and technologies from the core, but the core fundamentally cannot overcome its dependency on labour, goods and resources from the periphery. And therein lies the South's leverage in the 21st century.
New paper: "How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all?"
Is it possible to realise this vision without exacerbating ecological breakdown? Yes! But it requires a totally different approach to the question of growth and development. 🧵
https://t.co/poEilbDstb
Petit rappel : la montée du RN signifie aussi la montée des températures.
Le GIEC a modélisé un scénario d'émissions (SSP3) basé sur une résurgence du nationalisme et des conflits régionaux.
Le résultat ? +3 à 3,5°C de réchauffement.
Le fascisme nous promet un enfer sur Terre.
New research published in Nature today finds that we are on track for climate damages worth $38 trillion per year by 2050. This is a staggering figure. The damages are projected to be worth 6x more than the mitigation costs of limiting global warming to 2C. https://t.co/8RJ605RaN3
2023 was the warmest year on record globally by a large margin. Another dark red stripe gets added, though I think I need a new colour.
#ShowYourStripes
Les fondements idéologiques de l’extrême droite sont racisme&xénophobie. Son projet politique discrimine, exclut & réduit les droits de certains groupes sociaux. La littérature scientif. dit pourtant que pour rester <2°C il faut👇
[Source SYR AR6 #GIEC https://t.co/6gDJmI7XZm]
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Hallucinant.
Alors que la COP28 doit finir demain, une nouvelle version de l'accord final sur la fin des énergies fossiles ne mentionne pas la fin des énergies fossiles 🙃.
Le texte ressemble plus à une liste de techno-jouets de pétroliers pour perpétuer le business as usual.
COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure. The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible, but this obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word. It is even worse than many had feared. It is “Of the Petrostates, By the Petrostates and For the Petrostates.” It is deeply offensive to all who have taken this process seriously. There are 24 hours left to show whose side the world is on: the side that wants to protect humanity’s future by kickstarting the orderly phase out of fossil fuels or the side of the petrostates and the leaders of the oil and gas companies that are fueling the historic climate catastrophe. In order to prevent COP28 from being the most embarrassing and dismal failure in 28 years of international climate negotiations, the final text must include clear language on phasing out fossil fuels. Anything else is a massive step backwards from where the world needs to be to truly address the climate crisis and make sure the 1.5°C goal doesn’t die in Dubai.
Thrilled to share some news! 🎉
I'll be moderating panels at 2023 MEDays International Forum on Nov 15-18. Enlightening discussions on important global south challenges!
Thanks to @institutamadeus and @brahimfassi -
https://t.co/wReJYg2lKn #MEDays#MEDays2023#Amadeus_dotank
Avec @CelineMartelet et @NoePgnd, ainsi que tout un collectif de journalistes pour la plupart correspondants, ou ex correspondants, au Moyen-Orient, habitués des zones de conflit, connaisseurs de Gaza, nous avons coécrit une tribune qui demande :
Hallucinant. Le nouveau "Monsieur Climat" de l'Union européenne sera donc le Néerlandais Wopke Hoekstra, ancien salarié de Shell et McKinsey.
Sans surprise, les eurodéputés de la majorité présidentielle Renaissance ont voté pour sa nomination...@Mediapart
https://t.co/vCLpssscYz
Join our panel discussion on 27 September with @Reema__Patel, @ClaireDavanne and Dr. Sarah Honour as they share their experience working with Our Future Together.
Book your spot now 👇 https://t.co/MUi3p0jI8S #RSAClimate
Is reaching #NetZero actually expensive?
We asked @UniofOxford & @INETOxford's Prof Doyne Farmer, who answered based on his peer-reviewed, published and widely cited research.
More:https://t.co/Mo14jnJYvf
How can we do transformative social policy and rapid decarbonization in a post-growth scenario? Don't we need growth to fund the transition? We have a new paper out in Ecological Economics that addresses this question. Free to read: https://t.co/HvG60wsPTG
Join our panel discussion on 27 September @Reema__Patel, @ClaireDavanne and Dr. Sarah Honour as they share their experience working with Our Future Together.
Book your spot now 👇 https://t.co/MUi3p0jI8S #RSAClimate
#ClimateChange: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?
#ClimateCrisis is no longer a looming threat – people are now living with extreme weather events. There is still everything to fight for - reducing emissions now means we could stay below 2˚C.
https://t.co/fdWPHR2mjh