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- Jan 2024
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www.survivalinternational.org www.survivalinternational.org
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the mining operations on Halmahera are now penetrating deep into the rainforest of the Hongana Manyawa.” Vast areas of rainforest on Halmahera island are due to be logged and then mined for nickel. Companies including Tesla are investing billions in Indonesia’s plan to become a major nickel producer for the electric car battery market. French, German, Indonesian and Chinese companies are involved in mining in Halmahera.
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for: progress trap - green growth - nickel mining - evicting uncontacted tribe
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progress trap: green growth - mining
- Capitalist logic justifies this violence
- We destroy the earth in order to save the earth
- Question
- Is this really the way we should be doing things?
- Is the green growth agenda really going to keep humanity safe? Or will the unintended consequences, the progress trap be worse than the problem it is attempting to solve?
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- Sep 2023
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docdrop.org docdrop.org
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better health, better security, better economy, secure job, better... Simply a more modern, attractive life.
- for: Johan Rockstrom - wellbeing economy, wellbeing economy, green growth, degrowth, question, question - Johan Rockstrom - green growth or degrowth?
- question
- Does Johan Rockstrom advocate for a green economy or degrowth?
- He would seem to be arguing for green growth as degrowth, if not done extremely carefully, can result in a drop in wellbeing.
- How does he see this taking place when the elites perceive that they have the most (at least materially) to give up? Is there a contradiction here?
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