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Solutions without degrowth are not solutions. Even if we somewhat move to renewables for cars and transport in general, if we keep growing our need of cars, pla
by gmuslera 4y ago
Solutions without degrowth are not solutions. Even if we somewhat move to renewables for cars and transport in general, if we keep growing our need of cars, plane/leisure trips, industries and so on we will hit another bump pretty soon, or not be able to finish that move at all. You can't just do both. Low hanging fruits like ending (far away, at the very least) tourism, far more remote working and presence to avoid commuting and revamp (electric) public transport should be adopted and soon. It will have a huge economic and social impact, but will be pocket change compared with the cost of doing nothing or not enough.
We won't get up to 2050 in a good shape, even if the scenario of stop using fossil fuels. The system already have more circulating carbon, that lead to more concentration of GHG, global warming, and triggering positive feedback loops that will keep worsening things badly, I just don't know what will be the scenario at the end of this decade, much less in 30 years. But I know that things will be far worse if we keep delaying and doing nothing significative about it.