Captured by vested interests? - Confronting state capture
“Collectively we are driving Earth and civilisation towards #collapse. Human activities have exceeded #PlanetaryBoundaries. We are changing the climate, losing #biodiversity, degrading land, contaminating freshwater, and damaging the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles upon which we all depend.”

But “decision-makers and influencers are captured by #VestedInterests.”

“Confronting #StateCapture involves reversing several undemocratic practices. Of particular concern is the funding of political parties by corporate interests as well as the revolving-door jobs between government and #CorporateInterests.”
https://theconversation.com/saving-humanity-heres-a-radical-approach-to-building-a-sustainable-and-just-society-205566

https://australiandemocracy.org.au/
Working together for a stronger #democracy

The 2022 #Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals that most countries have made little to no progress in tackling corruption in more than a decade at a time when human rights and democracy are also under attack.
https://transparency.org.au/global-ranking/

#EcologicalEconomicsTransition #SystemicChange #LifeSupportSystem #Biosphere #EnvironmentalDestruction #SocialJustice #Law #State #Climate #RapidClimateMitigation #CitizenAction

Saving humanity: here's a radical approach to building a sustainable and just society

Human civilisation is headed for collapse. Collectively, we are pushing planet Earth beyond the limits of endurance. There has to be a better way. Now a new book makes the case for systemic change.

The Conversation
Australia being unable to afford greater environmental protection is a government myth that refuses to die

Redirecting massive defence spending and implementing a windfalls gains tax in the 2023 federal budget could go a long way to saving our environment

The Guardian