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Manuel Suter

@manuelsuter.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Researcher at Lund University Research in Environmental Psychology, Ecological Economics, Sufficiency and Post-Growth Currently working on attractive future visions considering planetary boundaries and citizens views.

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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
People with cultural influence have a special responsibility to act on climate change. This is the central argument of a new Comment we published, together with Pascal Stegmann and @katharinehayhoe.com. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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The climate responsibility of cultural influencers - npj Climate Action
In socially influential fields such as elite sport, music, and film, cultural relevance is often invoked as a special moral status that exempts them from genuine emissions reduction. We argue that vis...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 20/09/2026
Elite athletes, musicians, actors & more often use cultural importance as an excuse for why they're exempt from cutting their emissions. In this new analysis led by @manuelsuter.bsky.social, we argue the opposite: visibility and influence should raise the bar, not lower it! Read more:
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The climate responsibility of cultural influencers - npj Climate Action
In socially influential fields such as elite sport, music, and film, cultural relevance is often invoked as a special moral status that exempts them from genuine emissions reduction. We argue that vis...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Was tun, wenn die Wirtschaft nicht mehr wächst? Wir haben Schweizer Bürger:innen und Parlamentsmitglieder gefragt, wie stark sie Postwachstumsmassnahmen unterstützen. Die Bevölkerung unterstützt alle elf Massnahmen, die Parlamentsmitglieder nur vier. Factsheet ⬇️ engaged.unibe.ch/was_wir_tun/...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We need more tangible post-growth future visions to motivate more people to work for a post-growth transformation. In this new comment piece, Yuichi Tsuchibuchi, @maxkoch.bsky.social, and I show why and how. journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
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Make post-growth futures tangible with a sectoral perspective
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Max Koch @maxkoch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Make #post-growth futures tangible with a sectoral perspective": New joint paper out led by the great @manuelsuter.bsky.social journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
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Make post-growth futures tangible with a sectoral perspective
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In diesem neu erschienenen Artikel bei Die Volkswirtschaft gehe ich darauf ein, wie Umweltkrisen von Forschenden der Ökonomie und der Umweltwissenschaften wahrgenommen werden und wie dies die Lösungsfindung beeinflussen kann. dievolkswirtschaft.ch/de/2026/05/e...
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Die Volkswirtschaft | Eine Umweltkrise, zwei Perspektiven
Wer in einer umweltpolitischen Fachkommission sitzt, stellt mitunter fest: Ökologie- und Wirtschaftsfors...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Newly published study on public support for sufficiency policies in Swiss municipalities: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Analyzing citizens' preferences for sufficiency policy in municipalities — An experimental approach
Sufficiency policies address unsustainable consumption and production patterns by promoting ways of living and economies that prioritize “enough” over…
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭: 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Expected impacts on basic need satisfaction showed the strongest association with both voting intentions and reported likelihood of taking active supportive action. osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"Ökonomen und Umweltwissenschaftler schauen auf dieselbe Umweltkrise, sehen aber unterschiedliche Probleme, wie eine neue Studie zeigt. Dies erklärt, warum manche Debatten festgefahren zu sein scheinen – und es so schwer ist, gemeinsam Lösungen zu finden." makronom.de/ohne-gemeins...
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Ohne gemeinsame Landkarte kein gemeinsamer Lösungsweg
Stellen Sie sich vor, jemand leidet unter chronischen Schmerzen. Ein Arzt konzentriert sich auf den schmerzenden Körperteil und versucht, dieses einzelne Symptom zu beheben. Ein anderer verfolgt einen...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Does the climate focus in sports delay climate action?
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Just published in @theconversation.com: "Economists and environmental scientists see the world differently – here’s why that matters" theconversation.com/economists-a...
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Economists and environmental scientists see the world differently – here’s why that matters
Distinct disciplines are trained to notice different things.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
@manuelsuter.bsky.social & @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social Three cheers for your new article! I particularly appreciate your point that applied climate advocacy research soothes our troubled souls. Here's the @mason4c.bsky.social take on applied comms research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Experimenting for impact: Combining research with advocacy for climate stability
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
In our new opinion piece in PLOS Climate, we argue that researchers are leaving a potentially powerful lever for climate stability underused: Combining research with advocacy through field experiments. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Experimenting for impact: Combining research with advocacy for climate stability
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
How can elite sport become a climate leader? Read more about the barriers and how to overcome them in our new study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Climate Action Delay Discourses in the Sports Sector: Insights From Interviews With Athletes and Staff
There is a major contradiction between the current model of international elite sport and efforts to mitigate climate change. This study investigates climate action delay discourses within the sports...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
NEW STUDY: Economists and environmental researchers differ in their perceptions of the most relevant environmental issues and mitigation approaches Study link: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Economists and environmental researchers differ in their perceptions of the most relevant environmental issues and mitigation approaches
Economists and environmental researchers differ in their perceptions of the most relevant environmental issues and mitigation approaches, Suter, Manuel, Bundeli, Till, Kaessner, Kaja, Strahm, Noel, Cologna, Viktoria, Berger, Sebastian
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 09/12/2025
On day 9 of our #PLOSClimateCountdown, we're highlighting research by @manuelsuter.bsky.social, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social and colleagues: "Green growth beliefs: Investigating factors associated with expert opinions on green growth" 🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
📢New Pre-Print available: Sustainability researchers endorse post-growth policy instruments for the European Union📢 This is the main finding of our survey with 1,734 sustainability policy researchers across 97 countries. osf.io/preprints/so...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Our newly published study suggests that a cognitive bias toward additive climate solutions (e.g., buy electric car) may limit how visible and widely adopted high-impact subtractive strategies like flying less or driving less become. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Subtraction neglect in perceptions of climate action strategies
Research suggests that individuals often overlook beneficial subtractive strategies when solving problems. Subtractive strategies, which include reduc…
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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
♻️ New paper in Journal of Environmental Psychology 🙌 We examined subtraction neglect — the tendency to prioritize additive over subtractive climate strategies (e.g., buying an EV vs. flying less) when thinking about effective personal actions. Check it out! 🙃 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Stage II Registered Report: Subtraction Neglect in Perceptions of Climate Action Strategies
Research suggests that individuals often overlook beneficial subtractive strategies when solving problems. Subtractive strategies, which include reduc…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 trillion+ in tax cuts for the wealthy... "That's just how it is."
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Around 75% of food waste in the hospitality industry is avoidable. Our recent field experiment in a Copenhagen à la carte restaurant explored whether informational nudges can reduce food waste at the table. 🧵
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Maien Sachisthal @maiensachis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
✨New paper out ✨ What are effects of scientists engaging in climate protests? Our findings suggest that it does not compromising their credibility (across political affiliations), and that such actions may have less impact than one would like to believe: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 19/04/2025
🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨 We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely! airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
NSF Grant Termination Information Collection Form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.


We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks. 


We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA


WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential.


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Viktoria Cologna @colognaviktoria.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
We asked 3,000+ researchers from 101 countries if global green growth (i.e. sustainable economic growth) is possible. 59% said yes. 👇 Green growth endorsement was linked to beliefs that economic growth is key to human well-being. Thanks to @manuelsuter.bsky.social for leading this study! 👏
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"[Tend] to agree that economic growth is essential to increase people’s well-being." "tend to disagree that green growth can keep global warming below 2 °C" But the IPCC states that even 2°C is considered dangerous & poses a significant threat to human well-being 🤔 Something doesn't add up!
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Green growth beliefs: Investigating factors associated with expert opinions on green growth
Green growth attempts to achieve sustainable development under continued economic growth and is currently one of the leading policy responses to mitigate climate change and prevent environmental colla...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Do researchers believe in global green growth (i.e. the idea that continued economic growth can be achieved sustainably)? We explored this question in a new study, surveying 3,028 researchers from 101 countries — all of whom have published in leading peer-reviewed journals.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/04/2025
Ridiculously interesting study - who in the research community beliefs in, supports or rejects 'green growth' as a model? journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

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Do researchers believe in global green growth (i.e. the idea that continued economic growth can be achieved sustainably)?

We explored this question in a new study, surveying 3,028 researchers from 101 countries — all of whom have published in leading peer-reviewed journals.

📊 What we found:

🔹59% of respondents believe green growth is achievable on a global scale.

🔹Economists are more optimistic (69%) than non-economists (51%).

🔹There are large variations in green growth endorsement across scientific disciplines, with the highest green growth endorsement by researchers from the field Economics, Econometrics and Finance (74%) and the lowest from researchers in the field Earth and Planetary Sciences (41%).

🔹Even among green growth believers, there are considerable differences with regard to the assessment of the feasibility of key conditions for green growth like absolute decoupling of economic growth from resource and energy use.

🔹Green growth endorsement was most strongly assosciated with the belief that sustained economic growth is essential for human well-being. This may imply that green growth beliefs among researchers are influenced by ideology.

🌍 Our findings suggest that, despite its widespread political popularity, there is no global scientific consensus on the viability of global green growth.

📄 The article has been published in the journal PLOS Climate (open access, see link below). A big thank you to my fantastic co-authors Noel Strahm, Till Bundeli, Kaja Kaessner, Viktoria Cologna, Oreskes Naomi, and Sebastian Berger.

Link to Journal Article: https://lnkd.in/eRDqaN7A

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 10/04/2025
New research by @manuelsuter.bsky.social and colleagues: "Green growth beliefs: Investigating factors associated with expert opinions on green growth" journals.plos.org/climate/arti... @colognaviktoria.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social
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Green growth beliefs: Investigating factors associated with expert opinions on green growth
Green growth attempts to achieve sustainable development under continued economic growth and is currently one of the leading policy responses to mitigate climate change and prevent environmental colla...
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
❓Can people be encouraged to engage in more sufficiency behavior (i.e. living well on less consumption) by making them aware of the potential benefits for themselves, society, or nature? 📝 Our new study explores how different messages about sufficiency benefits impact actual sufficiency behavior.
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
💡For behavioral scientists💡 We have developed and validated a task called "Tree Task" to study pro-environmental behavior in the lab or online in the form of tree planting. The validation study has now been published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology:
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Florian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 11/01/2025
Alice Weidel nennt Universitäten "queer-woke Kaderschmieden" und sagt: "Wir schließen alle Gender Studies und schmeißen alle diese Professoren raus". Die Naturwissenschafts-Community muss sich hier klar auf die Seite der Geistes- & Sozialwissenschaft stellen. Das ist ein Angriff auf alle. (Thread)
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
To the peace and conflict experts out here: How can countries protect themselves effectively geopolitically from aggressors without focusing on GDP growth as a means of financing military armament?
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Damien Meadows @damienmeadows.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
‘Developing countries in particular can avoid wasting billions on car infrastructure and go straight to cycling. This isn’t just for rich cities – it’s something every city on the planet can do if they want to become more efficient.’
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Donnie Maclurcan @donmacca.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
💫 I love the direction new economy funding is heading! 💫 In this article I share 10 ways funders can even better support new economy organizations: medium.com/postgrowth/1... #postgrowth
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10 Ways Funders can Better Support New Economy Organizations
Redefining relationships and priorities to nurture transparency, equity, and transformative systems change.
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2024, on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation. As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵
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Fabian Dablander @fdabl.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
🎉 Embrace sufficiency 🎉 Sufficiency has great untapped potential to accelerate the energy transition. In our new paper, we review key barriers, sketch how various actors can help overcome them, & draw broad lessons from transition studies for systemic change: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Alaa Al Khourdajie @dralaaclimate.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Climate scientists be like..
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
The end of the year is a time to pause, reflect, and dream. Here's what I hope for in the coming year:
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
🌍 Even small differences in how we communicate about climate change can shape people’s behavior. In a study we showed that even the tense used matters for climate action. 🧵
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
What being a pedestrian feels like when you’ve surrendered too much space to cars, leaving too little for everyone and everything else. Powerful llustration by Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Administration.
Cartoon of people walking on slim planks and along tight sidewalks next to a deep and dangerous chasm.
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andrew @teachrprecarity.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"Provisioning decent living standards (DLS) for 8.5 billion people would require only 30% of current global resource and energy use, leaving a substantial surplus for additional consumption, public luxury, scientific advancement, and other social investments." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all? Insights from needs-based analysis
Some narratives in international development hold that ending poverty and achieving good lives for all will require every country to reach the levels …
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Cognitive dissonance often stops us from seriously addressing environmental issues. But why does this happen? 🧠🌍 A thread 🧵
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A new study asked: Do Americans support degrowth policies? Spoiler: yes, more than you might expect! ✨ A thread 🧵
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
We don’t yet know how the ubiquity of PFAS and microplastics is affecting humans but this seems bad.
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PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when combined, research shows
Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to both
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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...
A screenshot of slides drawn from 7 slide decks, showing the range of topics addressed on the webpage
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Manuel Suter @manuelsuter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
🚨 Big news from Switzerland! In a referendum today, Swiss citizens voted against the construction of new motorways. Let’s unpack why this matters. 🛣️🇨🇭
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We all need to become eco-populists. That means championing policies that significantly lower daily costs while lowering emissions. Heat Pumps for All, alongside much more robust tenant rights; free and better public transit; price caps on green energy; make polluters pay for the transition. (4/8)
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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A new paper in Nature offers yet more evidence of the immense #inequality in who contributes to climate change and breaching planetary boundaries. It's time we direct our societal and political attention to those who disproportionately cause ecological breakdown! 🌱⚖️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Keeping the global consumption within the planetary boundaries - Nature
An analysis of the environmental footprints of consumption finds that planetary boundary transgressions can be mitigated by following an effective mitigation pathway focused on the food and services s...
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