{"id":142,"date":"2021-09-29T10:56:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/146help.avbp.net\/?p=142"},"modified":"2021-09-29T10:56:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:56:41","slug":"let-this-sink-in-there-is-no-technological-solution-we-must-use-what-we-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/146help.avbp.net\/index.php\/2021\/09\/29\/let-this-sink-in-there-is-no-technological-solution-we-must-use-what-we-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Let this sink in: there is no technological solution. We must use what we have."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the Youth Climate Summit ahead of COP 26, Greta Thunberg postulates that the speed of change required to avoid the worst of the climate disaster is so high that no technology can help: we just have to change the way we do things. This means finding ways to eat, live and work with what we already have that does not use fossil fuels or degrade the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Greta Thunberg questions world leaders\u2019 climate talks: \u201c30 years of blah blah blah\u201d\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wpo33oLne-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let this sink in. It means probably a massive lowering of standard for many. For equity, it means finding ways to preserve or even raise standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is one technology that will help: the social technology of working together, with kindness, empathy, flexibility and  ingenuity. These qualities are the basis of 146 one planet clubs. Start yours today. More information on <a href=\"https:\/\/146help.avbp.net\">146help.avbp.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking at the Youth Climate Summit ahead of COP 26, Greta Thunberg postulates that the speed of change required to avoid the worst of the climate disaster is so high that no technology can help: we just have to change the way we do things. This means finding ways to eat, live and work with what we already have that does not use fossil fuels or degrade the planet. Let this sink in. It means [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reasons-to-146-now"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9,"url":"https:\/\/146help.avbp.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/22\/146-manifesto\/","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":0},"title":"146 Manifesto","date":"July 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"We recognise: 1) People are waking up to the reality of existential climate risk and how all will suffer, but the poorest will suffer the most . The negative impacts to society of economic activities and on biosystems are equally alarming and high priority. 2) People see the sluggishness of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2. What are One Planet Clubs?&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":266,"url":"https:\/\/146help.avbp.net\/index.php\/2021\/11\/14\/aim-for-25-heres-why\/","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":1},"title":"Aim for 25%. Here&#8217;s why","date":"November 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Writing in the Guardian, George Monbiot gives us a hopeful message that societies suddenly shift, and only 25% of the population are needed to change attitude before the whole society starts to change. Monbiot points to research by Simon Sharpe and Tim Lenton: Upward-scaling tipping cascades to meet climate goals:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;1. 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