Prof Julia Steinberger 🌍🌹🌱Jan 8, 2023
Just your regular reminder that those who claim we need new technologies to address the climate crisis are *really* saying that the overconsumption of the richest is more important than the rest of life on earth.
We have the tech we need for decent lives for all. 😘😘😘
Show threadProf Julia Steinberger 🌍🌹🌱Jan 8, 2023
Some refs ...
1. https://nature.com/articles/s41560-019-0497-9
2. https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378020307512
3. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108
Show threadGssy
@jks thanks for sharing this vital message and the links - third link doesn't work.
Second paper is great - though I was disappointed they didn't cite [Jevons 1865] - who can resist that?!? ;-)
Jan 8, 2023 at 10:33amWeb
Show threadProf Julia Steinberger 🌍🌹🌱Jan 8, 2023
@wall0159 Hi Gussy, this is 3rd link. Rebound effect is all but eliminated with sufficiency: that's the whole point of decent living standards.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac1c27