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History of environmentalism
Erik-Jan van Oosten
Junior Coordinator RUW
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Content:
• What are the “Shades of Green”?
• The history of green thinking
• Overview of current situation
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Lightest shade
• Every problem can be solved with technology
• The economy needs to grow forever
• We can consume ourselves into sustainability
Darkest shade
• Technology is the root of the problem
• And so is the economy
• Actually: civilisation itself is the problem
• Capitalism (or more generally: Extractivism) need to be overthrown if we want to survive.
Timeline
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Early history
“Activist” roots: Don Quichot
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Rousseau vs. Hobbes
Before civilisation mankind lived in abundance and
harmony with nature
Life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and
short and in no way better before we became civilised.
Noble wilde! Savage!
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Timeline
Early history
Essay on the principles of population
Wealth of nations
Jevons Paradox
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Thomas Malthus
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
John miur
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Timeline
19th and begin of 20th century
Essay on the principles of population
Jevons Paradox
Wealth of nations
1950’s
Green revolution
modernism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Timeline
19th and begin of 20th century
Essay on the principles of population
Jevons Paradox
Wealth of nations
1950’s
Green revolution
modernism
1970’s
Limits to growth
Silent spring
Small is beautiful
Tragedy of the commons
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Limits to growth
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
K. Hubbert, Peak Oil
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
K. Hubbert, Peak Oil
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Determinist doomers:
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Determinist doomers:
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Timeline
19th and begin of 20th century
Essay on the principles of population
Jevons Paradox
Wealth of nations
1950’s
Green revolution
modernism
1970’s
Limits to growth
Silent spring
Small is beautiful
Tragedy of the commons
1990’s
Brundtland report
Rio Summit
Golden triangle
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
The second-last successful global conference on climate change
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Timeline
19th and begin of 20th century
Essay on the principles of population
Jevons Paradox
Wealth of nations
1950’s
Green revolution
modernism
1970’s
Limits to growth
Silent spring
Small is beautiful
Tragedy of the commons
1990’s
Brundtland report
Rio Summit
Golden triangle
Post 2008
Degrowth
Sharing economy
Climate justice
ecomodernism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Double crisis (1/2)
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Double crisis (2/2)
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Post 2008 environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Post 2008 environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Post 2008 environmentalism
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
Post 2008 environmentalism: the Urgenda court case
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism
New era?
RUW opening Activity – #ShadesOfGreen – The many colours of environmentalism