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Jon D. Erickson

Jon D. Erickson

@jon_d_erickson

#EcologicalEconomics professor at the University of Vermont. Latest book: #TheProgressIllusion. Substack = https://t.co/J5u8vpv9PG.

Burlington, Vermont, USA Katılım Mart 2010
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Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström@jrockstrom·
The ocean is in a way the final victim of multiple planetary crises - nutrient pollution, excess heat, rising CO₂. This has to be turned around. The ocean will ultimately determine whether we secure a livable future for humanity. weforum.org/videos/earth-p…
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Kate Raworth
Kate Raworth@KateRaworth·
Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you're interested in bringing concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've launching a treasure trove for you! 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities... Join us & @rethinkecon live on 6 Nov, 7-8pm (UK). Please RT! 1/2
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Jason Hickel
Jason Hickel@jasonhickel·
In this new paper we calculate the unequal exchange of labour between the global North and global South. The results are quite staggering. You'll want to look at this... 🧵 nature.com/articles/s4146…
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Photo op with Soham Mehta, @UVM_RSENR #ClassOf2024 and winner of the F. T. Kidder Medal, presented to the #UVM senior who “best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and scholarship.” Congrats Soham. You make us proud!
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Gund Institute for Environment
Gund Institute for Environment@GundInstitute·
We are devastated by the loss of our colleague and friend, Gund Fellow Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne. Since Jarlath passed, we've all been sharing countless stories of his research talent and contributions, collegiality, and great kindness and humor. Read more: go.uvm.edu/3em17
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Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström@jrockstrom·
Shocking. 2001-2022 an area 11X the size of the forests planted was lost to fire (average annual) Not only are we losing the battle for a safe future on Earth, we are cheating ourselves, allowing fossil-fuel offsetting against volatile green carbon sinks nature.com/articles/d4158…
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Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens@NJHagens·
This metaphor is strangely apt for society at large - because the main input acting as hemoglobin through the arteries and veins of global transportation and commerce - oil - lies underground and invisible to most of us.
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Jon D. Erickson@jon_d_erickson·
We need not more analysis but a spiritual awakening, a new consciousness. So bring on the preachers and prophets! the poets and philosophers! the psychologists and psychiatrists! Bring on the writers, musicians, actors, artists! Bring on the dreamers! ...
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Jon D. Erickson@jon_d_erickson·
NEW CONSCIOUSNESS by #GusSpeth Decades of discourse led by lawyers, scientists, economists, and we are stuck. They can’t do what must be done: reach the human heart. The deep problems are avarice, arrogance and apathy, our dominant values gone astray. ...
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Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben@billmckibben·
Yesterday, temporarily, planet Earth took its first step over the 2.0 degrees Celsius barrier.
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