Resources

Specific references:

¹2023 UN report on Climate Change: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/resources/spm-headline-statements

²Effects of deforestation: https://pachamama.org/effects-of-deforestation

³Importance of wetlands: https://www.epa.gov/report-environment/wetlands#importance

⁴Soil depletion: https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-the-loss-of-soil-is-sacrificing-americas-natural-heritage

⁵Chemical fertilizers and algae in waterways: https://www.organic-center.org/research/fertilizers-contribute-toxic-algal-blooms

⁶Pesticides killing bees and other pollinators: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58089545

⁷Plastics in the oceans: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/marinedebris/plastics-in-the-ocean.html

⁸Why coral reefs are dying: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/why-are-coral-reefs-dying

⁹The concentration of wealth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States

¹⁰Wages of CEOs vs workers: https://www.business.org/finance/accounting/hourly-wages-ceo-vs-employees/ and Wages vs profits: https://www.businessinsider.com/profits-versus-wages?op=1

¹¹Boom and bust cycles: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/boom-and-bust-cycle.asp

¹²Indigenous peoples living sustainably: https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/living-the-indigenous-way-from-the-jungles-to-the-mountains

¹³Problems with nuclear energy: https://www.greenamerica.org/fight-dirty-energy/amazon-build-cleaner-cloud/10-reasons-oppose-nuclear-energy

¹⁴Causes of homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/what-causes-homelessness/

¹⁵The wealthies pay less in taxes: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/08/1004312236/propublica-wealthiest-u-s-individuals-avoid-paying-their-fair-share-in-taxes

¹⁶The US Military budget is more than half of the discretionary budget: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2023/05/31/parity-schmarity-military-big-winner-fy-2024-budget-deal/

¹⁷The US military budget is more than the next several countries combined: https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/04/the-united-states-spends-more-on-defense-than-the-next-10-countries-combined

¹⁸US Military interventions: https://archive.globalpolicy.org/us-military-expansion-and-intervention.html

¹⁹Why plant protein vs meat?: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/food

²⁰Drawdown Project’s complete list of climate solutions: https://drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions

²¹Drawdown Project’s piece on family planning and education: https://drawdown.org/solutions/family-planning-and-education

Additional References for climate mitigation, soil health and biodiversity:

Book “The Soil Will Save Us”, by Kristin Olsen (about healthy soil practices, organic farming and the nitrogen fixing industry, both for bombs and artificial fertilizers), http://www.kristinohlson.com/books/soil-will-save-us

Book “Draw Down”, edited by Paul Hawken (about the various steps that can be taken to reduce carbon emissions and even reduce atmospheric carbon, and their relative ranking in effectiveness with statistics) https://drawdown.org/the-book

Book "Climate, a New Story" by Charles Eisenstein: https://charleseisenstein.org/books/climate-a-new-story – details the many benefits of grasslands, lakes, wetlands and forests

Book “Sweet in Tooth and Claw” by Kristin Olson: https://bio4climate.org/announcement/sweet-in-tooth-and-claw/

Bio4Climate's Compendium of Scientific and Practical Findings Supporting Eco-Restoration to Address Global Warming. 11 issues, free download. http://bio4climate.org/resources/compendium

Link about Afforestation and Miyawaki Forests: https://daily.jstor.org/the-miyawaki-method-a-better-way-to-build-forests/

Additional References for economic models such as ‘Degrowth”, “Well-being Economy” and “Doughnut Economics”:

Book “The Future is Degrowth, A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism” by Aaron Vansintjan, Andrea Vetter, and Matthias Schmelzer. https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-07-14/book-review-the-future-is-degrowth/

Book "Less is More, How Degrowth Will Save the World" by Jason Hickel, https://www.jasonhickel.org/less-is-more

Article in Nature Magazine “Degrowth Can Work – Here’s How Science Can Help”: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x

Victor Wallis’ recently re-issued book “Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Eco-Socialism”: https://www.politicalanimalpress.com/product/red-green-revolution-the-politics-and-technology-of-ecosocialism/

Book “Degrowth & Strategy” 40 authors from Vienna Degrowth Conference https://www.degrowthstrategy.org/

Webinar from the Schumacher Institute lecture by Kate Raworth on Doughnut Economics (she is the author of the book) https://youtu.be/aPWOHR6dM-4.

Website about Doughnut Economics: https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics

TED talk that discusses replacing GDP with well-being economics: Why governments should prioritize well-being | Nicola Sturgeon https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gJzSWacrkKo

Anna Chrysopoulou, “The Vision of a Well-being Economy,” Stanford Social Innovation Review, December 16, 2020: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_vision_of_a_well_being_economy

Wellbeing Economy Alliance, “Wellbeing Economy Policy Design Guide”: https://wellbeingeconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/Wellbeing-Economy-Policy-Design-Guide_Mar17_FINAL.pdf

Interview with Herman Daly. He calls for “an ethic of sufficiency and sharing and qualitative development rather than quantitative growth”: https://truthout.org/articles/we-cant-avoid-climate-breakdown-without-reducing-growth-leading-economist-says/

Book "Marx in the Anthropocene: Toward the Idea of Degrowth Communism" by Kohei Saito: https://assets.cambridge.org/97811088/44154/frontmatter/9781108844154_frontmatter.pdf

Article “Capitalism, Global Poverty, and the Case for Democratic Socialism” by Jason Hickel and Dylan Sullivan: https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/capitalism-global-poverty-and-the-case-for-democratic-socialism/

Additional References for military spending and its carbon footprint:

Article "Climate Collateral, How military spending accelerates climate breakdown": https://www.tni.org/en/publication/climate-collateral

Presentations on how the military makes climate change worse by Gary Butterfield of Veterans For Peace and 350.org San Diego are available through the Veterans for Peace National Project on the Climate Crisis & Militarism: https://www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/climatecrisis

Article in military journal by Elizabeth Bolton about “hyper threats” and the need for collaborative security: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/857233

Additional Resource On Universal Basic Services:

Article from Jason Hickel re Universal Basic Services and its Social and Ecological Benefits: https://www.jasonhickel.org/blog/2023/3/18/universal-public-services

Some organizations working on aspects of Degrowth, Ecology, Social Justice, or Peace:

Organic Center: Organic Agriculture https://www.organic-center.org

Green America: Green Economy https://www.greenamerica.org

National Alliance to End Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org

National Priorities Project: Human Services over Military Spending https://www.nationalpriorities.org

Global Policy Forum: https://archive.globalpolicy.org

Project Drawdown: Compendium of Climate Solutions https://drawdown.org

Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org

Resilience: Climate, Degrowth Politics https://www.resilience.org

Jason Hickle: Degrowth Author of "The Divide" and "Less is More" ihttps://www.jasonhickel.org

Degrowth and Strategy: https://www.degrowthstrategy.org

Doughnut Economics Action Lab: Earth Sustainable Economics https://doughnuteconomics.org

Wellbeing Economy Alliance: https://wellbeingeconomy.org

Veterans For Peace (Climate and Militarism): https://www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/climatecrisis

Post Carbon Institute: https://www.postcarbon.org

Post Growth Institute: https://postgrowth.org

Center for EcoLiteracy: https://www.ecoliteracy.org

Explore Degrowth Website: https://explore.degrowth.net

DegrowUS: U.S. Degrowth Organization https://www.degrowus.org

Massachusetts Peace Action: https://masspeaceaction.org/

350.org: Renewable Energy and Climate Justice https://350.org

Justice is Global: For an Equitable and Sustainable Global Economy https://www.justiceisglobal.org/

Boston Democratic Socialists of America: https://bostondsa.org/