"growth is a distraction from what truly matters, namely: poverty eradication and well-being for all. (...) the economies of rich countries have grown far beyond what isnecessary to allow people to flourish; they have become obese." documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/…

Obrigada, Filinto Lima. Muito obrigada.

Norway - the land of electric vehicles - may be one of the world's most unsustainable countries. This is according to the Sustainable Development Index, or SDI, originally developed by Jason Hickel Norway ranks 155 out of 163 countries A thread (1/n)

The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT Melissa & Chris Bruntlett

New paper: "How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all?" Is it possible to realise this vision without exacerbating ecological breakdown? Yes! But it requires a totally different approach to the question of growth and development. 🧵 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mainstream economics resembles a cult, not a science. It clings to outdated beliefs despite contrary evidence. Just as Marx contradicted his Labour Theory of Value, economists ignore anomalies that disprove their models. Real progress demands abandoning these flawed paradigms.

The same 'free market' policies that have made life & work more difficult for so many over the past few decades have simultaneously produced more highly paid managers, telemarketers, insurance company bureaucrats, lawyers and lobbyists who do nothing useful all day.

Amazing. Paralympic Games

…e eu que nunca pensei em repostar comentários de oráculos…mas aqui estamos.

Economist Eugene Fama: ‘Efficient markets is a hypothesis. It’s not reality’ via Financial Times on.ft.com/3MrBBkD

US regulator finds banks have work to do on climate risk, sources say reut.rs/4e4KT1S

Nem sei por onde começar com este caso de França. 10 anos, ~83 violadores, 50 identificados. Bombeiros, enfermeiros, jornalistas, polícias, homens comuns. Homens com família, casados. Em 10 anos, nem UM que viu o anúncio decidiu fazer alguma coisa. Nem um. Todos cúmplices 🧵

VIDEO: 🇫🇷 Frenchman on trial for recruiting strangers to rape drugged wife A 71-year-old French retiree has gone on trial on charges of allowing scores of strangers to rape his wife after he drugged her, in a case that has horrified France #AFPVertical

I'm very honoured to have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Economics by University College Dublin - graduating along with their first fab cohort of BSc Sustainability students - here's to education that's stepping up to the future.

Here is my response to Ivan Savin and Jeroen van den Bergh's controversial review of the degrowth literature. timotheeparrique.com/a-response-to-…

Casaco das confrarias? Boina do meu avô?

Culpadas por termos filhos e culpadas por não termos: o peso do machismo estrutural espelhado no discurso de Lucília Gago expresso.pt/geracao-e/2024…

Investigação do Guardian sugere que emissões de Google, Microsoft aumentaram 662% mais do que admitido pelas empresas, à medida que constroem novos data centers para suportar IA.

É so Isto. Obrigada e boa noite. #Sportingsempre