I would like to propose several reasons why I believe the next economic crisis will particularly bad, if not the worst in modern history [1-4]: Stranded assets after loss of “social licence” fossil fuels, e.g. coal fossil fuel driven machines, e.g. coal power plants, internal combustion engine cars, internal combustion engine ships,… fossil fuel-based products,…
To support protests against the climate crisis, in addition to public protests, banners, etc, protest stickers are another medium to make your message visible and literally “stick”. Their advantage is that stickers can be distributed without causing to much attention, e.g. at a public place, without having to expect negative consequences for the protester. Stickers are also a nice give-away to passengers, esp if they are visually appealing.
Here, I would like to present a short tutorial how to design and print protest stickers. It is a work flow which I tested and worked for me:
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Note: The following text is for discussion and will be updated based on received comments. Climate activism is often based on loosely defined concepts such as “Non-Violent Direct Action” (NVDA), “civil disobedience”, “strikes”, “protests”, and other forms, which may be used with different meanings by different groups, and, therefore, lack conceptual clarity. In the following…
In the light of recent events, the book “War is a racket” (1935) [1] by United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient Smedley D. Butler has remained as relevant as ever. Based on his career military experience, Butler explains how business interests drive warfare and recommends to avoid war by…
Note: The current draft is for discussion and is expected to be updated based on received comments. Summary. The failure of current societies to take required actions to limit global warming to avoid catastrophic climate breakdown, leaves major responsibility to transform current systems to non-governmental organizations and grass-roots movements within extremely short timelines and outside…
In many discussion on the required climate action to avoid climate breakdown, it is emphasized that we have to follow the legal framework which is founded on the democratic process. However, democracy means that all people who are affected by a decision should also be able to influence it. However, decisions with very long-lasting effects,…
A recent article [1] which presented “Extinction Rebellion” in Sweden, claimed that the Roger Hallam’s statement that 6 billion people will die this century was unscientific based on assessments by a various scientists [2]. According to my information, there is no scientific evidence based on complex simulations, however, there are at least two leading climate…
I am listing a few phenomena I have observed in the media discussing the climate emergency which misrepresent news 1) to provide positive context to otherwise negative news, 2) negative context to positive news, or 3) increase the drama of otherwise boring facts: “Not taking sides”: Here, media present topics by giving both sides similar…
Executive Summary The Lancet Countdown is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration, dedicated to monitoring the evolving health profile of climate change, and providing an independent assessment of the delivery of commitments made by governments worldwide under the Paris Agreement. The 2019 report presents an annual update of 41 indicators across five key domains: climate change impacts, exposures, and…
The climate crisis is already causing migration of people caused by droughts, floodings, hurricanes , or other extreme weather events. People are moving to safer regions which are often the global north or western countries, which have historically contributed most to greenhouse gas emissions and are least affected by climate change. In these target countries…
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