
Olga Vincent
@olga_vincent_
PhD at @erasmusuni; @ontgroei_nl, @WEAll_Alliance member. Themes: new economic thinking (eg #degrowth, #postgrowth), #ClimateChange, #sustainability, #postwork
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Two top The New York Times stories today on how #ClimateChange is already lowering food production, halting industries, and destabilizing life in developed countries. One story mentions "greenhouse gases"; the other wraps around a box about fossil fuels. Huge progress. #EndClimateSilence



Degrowth or Green Growth - which will deliver a thriving future? Dive into this crucial 90 min debate between Jason Hickel & Sam Fankhauser, which I moderated in the spirit of respectful disagreement. SoGE, University of Oxford Oxford Smith School #greengrowth #degrowth youtube.com/watch?v=YxJrBR…



"Democratic politics is broken due to the concentration of corporate power. Effectively our politics has been purchased." - Yanis Varoufakis on why capitalism is broken

The moment European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says “the growth model is simply obsolete” 🤯 #BeyondGrowth


❗ NEW: Over 400 experts call for a post-growth Europe for society to thrive Open letter published today on the first day of the landmark European Commission #BeyondGrowth conference. A #PostGrowthEurope is on its way 🌱👇 friendsoftheearth.eu/publication/po…


Finally out! 1st diagnosis of the entire Planet. All the 9 Planetary Boundaries quantified defining Our Safe Operating Space on Earth. Bad news: 6 of 9 PBs breached. Good news: Window still open, we know what to measure, we can return and we win if we do! science.org/doi/full/10.11…

My dear friends and I developed a workshop to (1) analyse the capitalist barriers to transformation in our food system and then (2) strategise how to dismantle them, using a degrowth perspective. The toolkit is freely available; more info here Undisciplined Environments undisciplinedenvironments.org/2023/09/28/a-w…