https://twitter.com/jasonhickel/status/1251146508709195780
"This is remarkable: 170 Dutch academics put together a 5-point
manifesto for economic change after the C19 crisis, building on
#degrowth principles. It has gone viral in Dutch media. In this thread
I'll summarize the points in English.
1) Shift from an economy focused on aggregate GDP growth to
differentiate among sectors that can grow and need investment (critical
public sectors, and clean energy, education, health) and sectors that
need to radically degrow (oil, gas, mining, advertising, etc).
2) Build an economic framework focused on redistribution, which
establishes a universal basic income, a universal social policy system,
a strong progressive taxation of
income, profits and wealth, reduced working hours and job sharing, and
recognizes care work.
3) Transform farming towards regenerative agriculture based on
biodiversity conservation, sustainable and mostly local and vegetarian
food production, as well as fair agricultural employment conditions and
wages.
4) Reduce consumption and travel, with a drastic shift from luxury and
wasteful consumption and travel to basic, necessary, sustainable and
satisfying consumption and
travel.
5) Debt cancellation, especially for workers and small business owners
and for countries in the global south (both from richer countries and
international financial institutions)."
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https://www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid-natuur/manifest-van-170-wetenschappers-het-is-een-blunder-als-we-niet-groener-uit-de-coronacrisis-komen~b12864df/>
Yes! Spot on! Via Jürgen Christoffel.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
