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Social-Ecological Transformation. Cycling to a post-growth Future. Social-Ecological Economics. 🐌🌱🚲 Based in 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🇮🇹🇫🇷🇧🇪

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22h
Putin has not funded disruption and chaos across Europe and the UK solely to weaken his enemies. He also knows that disruption and chaos favour the far right. And the far right loves Putin. It will abandon Ukraine and build him a highway into Europe.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Errr.... right, so UK is having to find more money for defence against Russia... by cutting funding for heat pumps that get us off gas... thereby keeping us dependent on an energy commodity *weaponised* by Russia & international conflict. Smart thinking guys www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This would be economically illiterate & environmentally disastrous - and makes us less secure: undermining efforts to reduce energy bills by reducing dependence on gas, increasing vulnerability to global dictators, driving climate emissions & knee capping a market that’s just beginning to take off
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Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
You don't fix one security crisis by creating another. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The threats to our resilience are the same as the threats to our democracy: corporate lobbyists shaping policy, with dire consequences for our ability to withstand crises. Burnham seems to want to change this. But is he aware of scale of the task? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Phil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“The dominance of production over reproduction leads to the acceleration & reinvestment of surplus, leading to the depletion of ‘resources available for the reproduction of life & for the entire biosphere’.” #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #EcoFeminism #Decolonisation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Rethinking resource scarcity: towards ecofeminist decolonial degrowth
This article critically examines the concept of resource scarcity within the context of capitalist accumulation and colonial legacies. Employing an ecofeminist approach, it challenges dominant narr...
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Es sollte (und kann an auch fast nur) besser werden... Die Linke hat sich sehr positiv zu geschützter Radfahrinfra ausgedrückt, jetzt muss geplant und umgesetzt werden und zwar mehr Poller! Aber auch bessere Beleuchtung und besserer Belag der Radwege als diese alten Gehsteigholterpfade...
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Contre Attaque @contreattaque.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
VOITURES BÉLIERS CONTRE DES LYCÉENS : 7 CAS AU MINIMUM PARTOUT EN FRANCE – Terrorisme d’État généralisé – On croirait à des images d'une dictature des années 1970, ou une vague d'attentats : des voitures qui foncent à pleine vitesse dans des foules pour semer l'effroi et tuer. 1/2 🔽
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Endlich! Hoffe bald geht's bei den Radwegen in Berlin wieder voran!
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What can #TradeUnions do about #ClimateChange? This is the big question tackled in the latest issue of Transfer, the European Review of Labour and Research, published quarterly by ETUI Research and Sage Journals 📗
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A green job is not automatically a good job 👷 Last week we launched a new issue of #HesaMag, the health & safety magazine with a European view 🗞️ This issue takes a hard look at the #OSH dimension of the #GreenTransition
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'Climate change and workers’ health: protecting workers against heat and other climate-related hazards' 📕 Report by Marouane Laabbas-el-Guennouni and Andreas Flouris @effat.org @epsu.bsky.social @efbww.bsky.social Download it here 🔗 etui.org/4MZ
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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social neatly summarized the reasons why the expansion of Heathrow airport – and any other – needs to be shelved. We need to draw a red line for airports now and take the steps towards the only solution for air traffic: sharply reducing it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Lets #degrowcars to cool down: slowing climate breakdown and reduced direct heat!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy. Datacentre prioritised over building affordable homes. Little attention to environmental issues. Govt overturning local council refusal is not devolution or democracy. Big business always wins.
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Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“The climate emergency kills,” he said on Monday. “And that’s why it’s not enough to address the consequences, which we do; what we have to do is reduce its causes, anticipate its effects, and, consequently, better prepare our country to protect people’s lives.”
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‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
According to anti-cyclist replies, here's evidence that cars and bikes are equally dangerous: 🚗: They kill ~40000 people in the US annually 🚲: I saw a cyclist run a red light 30 years ago
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Sam Wakeling @samwake.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In the first 99 years of temperature records Bordeaux had one day over 40C (in 2003). In the 6 years from 2019, it had 5 days over 40C. This year it has had 6 days so far.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
1/ @mjflepage.bsky.social argues in @newscientist.com that more North Sea drilling doesn't matter for the #climate, because what counts is how much we burn. He's usually excellent as a climate writer and I found the piece a real let-down. A thread on why. 🧵
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
3/ His main objection is leakage. Leave a barrel in the ground, the price ticks up and someone else pumps a bit more. But the same works in reverse. Cut your own use, the price ticks down and someone burns a bit more. Erickson and Lazarus' @sei.org report puts both leaks at about half
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Supply-side climate policy: the road less taken
This paper explains supply-side climate policy and examines why such options have not been widely used, and provides a framework to assess their effectiveness
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Das ist so ein Mist. So viel unnötige Zeitverschwendung und Kosten ohne Ende! So viele Dinge müssen angepackt werden, und dann verschwenden wir unser Geld dafür...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Half of the country is in "exceptionally serious drought" - putting us at more risk of wildfires and threatening our food security. Meanwhile water companies are wasting a staggering 2.87 billion litres of water every day through leaky pipes. Time to end water privatisation.
Half of England officially in "exceptionally serious" drought
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Half of England now officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought - “flash drought” developed quickly because of unusually low recent rainfall and very high temperatures (and despite wet winter) #climatecrisis Story by @pippaneill.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half of England officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought
Environment Agency names seven regions affected by unusually hot and dry weather and shortage of water
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Marcos Castro @jmcastrob.eurosky.social · 28/07/2026
Julio de 2040. Mientras el país se adapta a producir alimentos y a vivir bajo tierra, el gobierno anuncia un gran Pacto de Estado y una comisión de expertos, patrocinada por Repsol, para innovar en nuevas formas de perpetuar el mismo modelo que nos ha traído hasta aquí. #decrecimiento o barbarie.
Mapa meteorológico ficticio de España para el 28 de julio de 2040. La imagen plantea un escenario probable para reflexionar sobre el impacto de la falta de ambición en la acción frente a la emergencia climática en España.
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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
You cannot make this up : the hourly record (I think) for bikes counted on the Boulevard de Sébastopol bike lane in Paris is exactly 3600 ! One bike per second for an entire hour - it happened on the evening of the Fête de la Musique, on the 21st of June 2026.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Remember this every time someone ridiculously claims that we “can’t afford to address #ClimateChange.” We can’t afford to NOT address it. #ClimateCrisis
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Geraldine Coggins @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This seat doesn't belong to Labour for us to "steal". It belongs to Greater Manchester. This Thursday we have a chance to run this wonderful city-region for people, not profit, by voting Green as your first preference vote. www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...
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The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoralty
The Prime Minister has left a vacancy that Zack Polanski's party would love to fill
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Terrifying to see wildfires raging through Scotland. The climate crisis isn't a distant threat - it's right here and right now. How many warning signs and alarm bells until Andy Burnham takes action to end oil and gas drilling?
Person trying to put out wildfires in Scotland
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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 24/07/2026
A total of 254,388 hectares have been burnt in Europe (in particular in Spain, France and Italy) so far this year, which is roughly the size of Luxembourg. We applaud the courage of the rescue teams on the ground. We need to do more. We need climate action now.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
A photograph of multiple fire service vehicles parked on moorland. In the background, white smoke from multiple fires is rising.
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DerKlimablog.de 🏳️‍🌈 @derklimablog.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Mittlerweile sind bei Bordeaux 63.000 Menschen und bei Madrid 19.000 wegen der Waldbrände evakuiert worden. Diese sind außer Kontrolle, Frankreich bittet die EU um Hilfe. In Spanien wurde in zwei Regionen der Notstand nationaler Tragweite ausgerufen. Die Zukunft ist jetzt. #Klimakatastrophe
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Verheerende Waldbrände: Spanien ruft "Notstand nationaler Tragweite" aus, Frankreich bittet EU um Hilfe
Der Notstand in Spanien gilt für die Hauptstadtregion Madrid und die nahe gelegene Provinz Ávila. Im Südwesten Frankreichs mussten knapp 30.000 Menschen evakuiert werden
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Özden Terli @terliwetter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Klimaschutz ist “sooo teuer”. Kein #Klimaschutz unbezahlbar…
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A quarter of a million people evacuated due to wildfires caused by the climate emergency. If you still deny climate change or claim it's natural then you're a liar and/or a fool. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More than 220,000 evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfires
French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the "worst fire in the history of the region".
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Who supports the #JustTransition❓
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Always this. "Protect our women and children from those people" is pure projection. The beast is the man in the mirror. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse
Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Oui! C'est vraiment mieux maintenant ! Et quand c'est fini ça sera encore mieux :)
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 22/07/2026
France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
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France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Nonsense. Also growth isn't the goal, wellbeing is!
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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Miliband - they attack him because they know what he’s done has worked, and attack net zero as it’s against their vested interests. Physics and chemistry remain true whoever is in charge. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Miliband has been relentlessly attacked for net zero; what will happen now?
Tories, Reform, fossil fuel industry and some in his party lined up against decarbonisation target as energy secretary
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Wirtschaftskrisen alleine reichen nicht (siehe Corona). Die kommen wegen Ökosystemzusammenbruch aber daraus folgt leider eher eine Verstärkung faschistischer Reaktionen die uns vorgaukeln dass weiter so geht. Deshalb brauchen wir eine geplante Lösung um die Demokratie zu erhalten und gut zu Leben.
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Nicht Wirtschaftskrisen sondern eine geplante Reduktion der Produktion wie @jasonhickel.bsky.social @jksteinberger.bsky.social @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social und andere aufzeigen.
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Klar, das reicht nicht. Die Transformation und das Ende der fossilen Energien muss mit Suffizienz einhergehen, dann hätten wir eine Chance. Der erste Schritt ist zu verstehen wie verdammt schwer es sein wird und gleichzeitig müssen wir es anfangen: Fressoz Buch More and more and more ist top dafür!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Will electric cars save the climate? Wrong question. “Our carbon footprint isn’t the core problem, it’s merely a symptom. It’s not about our carbon footprint, it’s about our civilization’s footprint.” This article was right 10 YEARS AGO. Will we finally listen now? #ClimateCrisis #CarDependency
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Will electric cars save the climate? That’s the wrong question.
The problem isn’t our carbon footprint, it’s our civilization’s footprint.
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Michael C Merritt @mikecmerritt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It is possible here too. Why are we waiting?
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Wenn wir uns endlich vom Wirtschaftswachstum abkehren und uns auf die wichtigen Dinge im Leben konzentrieren wäre es möglich! #degrowth #postwachstum
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Thank you for improving transport in Oxfordshire - looking forward to the traffic filters!
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Merz muss weg und zwar schnell. Wir brauchen eine echte Regierung und nicht so eine Farce.
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Destination Degrowth @destinationdeg1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@gwr.com could this fix your fear of points failure? Was annoying when half of trains were cancelled due to climate breakdown!
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
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BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...
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