Show threadMark BurtonDec 28, 2024
@RussCheshire
#Starmer is getting desperate as his flagship ecocidal policy of #growthgrowthgrowth is found to have feet of clay.
Should pay attention to the report commissioned by the last Labour government (since updated twice as @ProfTimJackson 's eponymous book, "Prosperity Without Growth".
i.e. adopt #degrowth.
https://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications.php@id=914.html
Prosperity without Growth? - The transition to a sustainable economy · Sustainable Development Commission

Sustainable Development Commission

Andy BentleyJul 8, 2023

The planet is burning, yet Labour and Conservatives still cling to their shared "growth first" agenda.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66120297

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GrowthGrowthGrowth

World records hottest day for third time in a week

One group of scientists reported a third global high calculated with satellites and computer models.

BBC News
Show threadMark BurtonMay 13, 2023
@degrowthuk @cusp_uk
Just 13 MPs have signed this EDM that is about the most fundamental challenge we all face, #EcologicalOvershoot due to #growthgrowthgrowth
SDLP, SNP and Plaid Cymru among the few. Only 1Labour, no Liberal or Tories.
The know-nothing #GrowthCoalition is very strong.