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 threadGerard Byrne
@jks all 8B+ of us? Planet would be a lot healthier with <1B humans. Perhaps <100M even.
Jan 8, 2023 at 11:16amWeb
Show threadRuby MaelstromJan 8, 2023
@gerardbyrne I'd like to present this recent podcast as a counterpoint to what you've just stated, as an investigation to one of the major books which originally formulated this overpopulation idea. You may even enjoy listening to it!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-population-bomb/id1651876897?i=1000590263802
The Population Bomb

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · December 15, 2022 · 49m

Apple Podcasts
Show threadMichael BuschJan 8, 2023

@gerardbyrne @jks 80 million people are responsible for more climate impacts than half of the world: https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/carbon-inequality-in-2030-per-capita-consumption-emissions-and-the-15c-goal-621305/ .

Direct your attention at the people most responsible.

Rather than that dangerous nonsense.

Carbon inequality in 2030: Per capita consumption emissions and the 1.5⁰C goal - Oxfam Policy & Practice

The world’s richest 1% are set to have per capita consumption emissions in 2030 that are still 30 times higher than the global per capita level compatible with the 1.5⁰C goal of the Paris Agreement, while the footprints of the poorest half of the world population are set to remain several times below that level. […]

Oxfam Policy & Practice