Welcome to this weeks edition of The Weekly Climate! đ Degrowth and Decouple (September 20, 2020) â There are two main strategies to solving the climate crisis: Degrowth or Decouple. These strategies will define and build our future. Degrowth is the strategy of ânoâ: As in âno, you cannot flyâ, âno, you cannot eat meatâ and so on. Where Decouple is the strategy of âyes butâ: âYes you can fly, but it has to be in an a green hydrogen powered airplaneâ and âYes you can eat meat, but it has to be synthetic or raised using alternative cow feedâ. Both strategies are valid, but are in the public debate about these things extremely tribalistic. Stop me if youâve heard this exchange before: âPerson 1: We can only stop climate change if we stop our economic growthâ. Person 2: âYouâre a communistâ. Person 1: âYouâre a techno-optimist!â and on goes the name-calling.
The Weekly Climate #6: Sep 14-20 2020
The Weekly Climate #6: Sep 14-20 2020
The Weekly Climate #6: Sep 14-20 2020
Welcome to this weeks edition of The Weekly Climate! đ Degrowth and Decouple (September 20, 2020) â There are two main strategies to solving the climate crisis: Degrowth or Decouple. These strategies will define and build our future. Degrowth is the strategy of ânoâ: As in âno, you cannot flyâ, âno, you cannot eat meatâ and so on. Where Decouple is the strategy of âyes butâ: âYes you can fly, but it has to be in an a green hydrogen powered airplaneâ and âYes you can eat meat, but it has to be synthetic or raised using alternative cow feedâ. Both strategies are valid, but are in the public debate about these things extremely tribalistic. Stop me if youâve heard this exchange before: âPerson 1: We can only stop climate change if we stop our economic growthâ. Person 2: âYouâre a communistâ. Person 1: âYouâre a techno-optimist!â and on goes the name-calling.