[Ecodharma]. The Green Growth Delusion

[Tairin]

We all know that Business as Usual can not continue. This article focuses on “green growth” as simply more BAU.

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-green-growth-delusion/

Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Kokuu]

Thanks, Tairin. That is a good article, and makes an especially important point that it is not just about moving to a low-carbon economy but a low-impact economy all round, in terms of the materials needed to keep economic growth happening. Business as Usual is like the Borg when it comes to assimilation, and will take progressive ideas and make them fit into the established way of thinking.

The need for economic growth has been challenged, and solutions proposed, with one of the ground-breaking thinkers on this being Tim Jackson, the author of Prosperity Without Growth.

https://timjackson.org.uk/ecological-economics/pwg/

All aspects of how we live need to be challenged. Tinkering around the edges is not enough.

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[andysmitharng7]

Thank you for that article, it was very eye opening and depressing, thank goodness I am in the middle of reading Active Hope. It's not something I have come across before, at least not to that level. Do anyone have any other articles or books on the subject worth reading?

Gassho,
Andy
sat

[Doshin]

An interesting article. I had only heard of some of the concerns enumerated here. As Andy stated it is also depressing.

Another point eluded to is the environmental impacts of green energy.Ten years ago I opposed a Wind Energy development because it possibly might displace a rare falcon that was being restored in the area. I was not against green energy (my house is powered by my solar panels) but the siting of the project. These turbines have impacts on birds and bats. Solar panels cover habitat and thus displace other species. I wrote OP Eds for two our State’s newspapers pointing out that as we move forward with energy developments we also must consider environmental impacts to wildlife and work to avoid, minimize or mitigate.

Not long ago there was an article about new technologies that may help avoid wind turbine impacts on birds and bats.
Doshin
St

[Kokuu]

Do anyone have any other articles or books on the subject worth reading?

What specific areas are you interested in reading about?

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[andysmitharng7]

What specific areas are you interested in reading about?

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

My question was specifically on degrowth, but to be honest anything in the ecodharma/climate change realm would be great. A recommended reading sticky thread for this sub-forum would be sweet.

[Kokuu]

Prosperity Without Growth by Tim Jackson is good, and he has written a more recent book, Post Growth.
Also Less is More by Jason Hickel.
This is a short piece on zero growth and degrowth: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/...rowth-society/

You might also find reading about Doughnut Economics to be interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut_(economic_model) That talks about zero growth and degrowth for developed countries but also that less developed countries may still need some growth.

A sticky would be a good idea. For now there are not so many books on Ecodharma. These are some:

Ecodharma by David Loy
Green Buddhism by Stephanie Kaza
Buddhism and Ecology

One Earth Sangha has a whole bunch of articles: https://oneearthsangha.org/articles/

More generally:
Not Too Late by Rebecca Solnit
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
The Climate Book by Greta
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

Others can feel free to add their suggestions. There is plenty out there and I will work on setting up a sticky.

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[andysmitharng7]

Prosperity Without Growth by Tim Jackson is good, and he has written a more recent book, Post Growth.
Also Less is More by Jason Hickel.
This is a short piece on zero growth and degrowth: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/...rowth-society/

You might also find reading about Doughnut Economics to be interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut_(economic_model) That talks about zero growth and degrowth for developed countries but also that less developed countries may still need some growth.

A sticky would be a good idea. For now there are not so many books on Ecodharma. These are some:

Ecodharma by David Loy
Green Buddhism by Stephanie Kaza
Buddhism and Ecology

One Earth Sangha has a whole bunch of articles: https://oneearthsangha.org/articles/

More generally:
Not Too Late by Rebecca Solnit
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
The Climate Book by Greta
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

Others can feel free to add their suggestions. There is plenty out there and I will work on setting up a sticky.

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

This is great, thank you.

Gassho,
Andy
sat/lah