Climate Courage: we’re not going to sustainability our way out of this crisis

Send us Fan MailGreen growth, green tech, green products…. is that really the way we’re going to deal with this crisis? Ikea now uses sustainable mushroom packaging – hooray - however, it’s still a #FastFurniture operation, so a focus on the packaging just isn’t going to cut it. We’re at the point where we must transform or even close entire industries. Green growth? Sure, it might make voters happy to hear this term – jobs safe and all that – but growth is the reason we are at this precipice of absolute disaster. We are being overwhelmed by businesses, the media, and politicians with these messages, but at this late stage in the game, it’s a very dangerous message. It’s giving us a sense of hope, not to mention, the idea that all we need to do is switch to sustainable options – anything from paper bags to electric vehicles – and we’ll be alright. But we won’t be alright. The truth is, we need to contract significantly, and that contraction needs to take our economies and consumption below overshoot, especially as we’ve been in overshoot for decades now, which means we have a debt to pay to catch up. Because we left action so late, what is required today is a massive shift in our lifestyles across the board, so join us, because we think it’s time to talk about that. To help me understand this big part of the climate story, I am delighted to welcome Praveen Gupta, who shares regularly on climate action, diversity, governance, risk and tech; Peter Kerr, a consultant in renewable energy strategy, business development, government relations and project implementation advice; as well as Karen Leong, a human capital transformation specialist and climate activist. Come and join us. #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage You can find me Andrea T Edwards | The Digital Conversationalist and Welcome - Uncommon Courage - An Invitation. My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar