"Citizens in the global north must use less energy, with some studies putting the decrease at 68-86%. This is not the arbitrary demand of a privileged interest group. Rather, it is in the interest of environmental justice. Almost anything that could conceivably be valued -including democracy- is put at risk by environmental breakdown, so its causes must be eliminated for the common good."
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-08-06/degrowth-and-disagreement-why-engage-with-our-strongest-critics/
We must radically reduce energy consumption. There is no other way.
Gerry McGovern /
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