Alison CreeksideMar 18

I see media and Alberta NDP people criticizing Avi Lewis for his advocacy of the Leap Manifesto a decade ago.

The 2015 Leap Manifesto called for :
*A shift to a "100% clean energy economy" by 2050.
*An end to gov subsidies to the fossil fuel industry
*Support for community-owned clean energy projects
*A universal program for retrofitting, prioritizing low income communities
*Re-training for workers in carbon-intensive industries
*Localization of agriculture infrastructure
*A moratorium on international trade deals that infringe upon democratic rights
*A debate on universal basic income
*An end to corporate funding of political campaigns and examination of voting reform.

Scary stuff, huh. #NDP #NDPleadership

Show threadDoomsdaysCWMar 18
@AlisonCreekside Is the Leap Scenario related to #GiantLeap?
Show threadAlison CreeksideMar 18
@DoomsdaysCW I don't know #GiantLeap. Can you link me something? Here's the Leap Manifesto from a decade ago:
https://leapmanifesto.org/en/the-leap-manifesto/#manifesto-content
The Leap Manifesto

The Leap Manifesto | A Call for a Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another

The Leap Manifesto
Show threadDoomsdaysCWMar 18
@AlisonCreekside The Leap Manifesto certainly seems to be inspired by Giant Leap. Or it could be a nice coincidence.
Show threadAlison CreeksideMar 18
@DoomsdaysCW Thanks! The Leap Manifesto was spear-headed by Naomi Klein in 2015 and is Canada-centric. When/where did Giant Leap originate?
Show threadDoomsdaysCW

@AlisonCreekside So, back in 2020, some scientists figured out that there were two paths we could go -- Too Little Too Late or Giant Leap -- based on updated projections using the criteria from 1972's Limits To Growth. They started the Earth4All project to make folks aware of their findings, and to know that we're running out of time.

https://earth4all.life/

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