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The case against degrowth
Degrowth can be defined as the planned reduction (through policy interventions) of production and consumption in high-income countries, in order to reduce the environmental impact. If the production and consumption is measured in terms of resource throughput, we are talking … Lees verder
Some inconsistencies in food environmentalism
Sometimes environmentalists propose ineffective measures to improve public health and environmental sustainability. These ineffective measures are the result of irrational opinions held by those environmentalists. Sometimes these irrationalities consist of clear and simple inconsistencies in their ideas. Finding these inconsistencies … Lees verder
Why indoor, vertical agriculture will be better (infographic)
In a previous infographic, I showed why cell-based meat will be better. Here is a related infographic that argues why vertical agriculture will be better than soil-based outdoor farming. On theoretical grounds we can expect that vertical agriculture has many … Lees verder
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Tags: effective environmentalism, indoor farming, infographics, vertical agriculture
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Clean technology innovation as the most cost-effective climate action
Main takeaways Funding research and development of clean technologies, in particular clean protein and clean energy, is probably the most cost-effective method to avoid dangerous climate change. Clean protein is animal-free protein such as cell-based meat and fermentation-based dairy and … Lees verder
From Shiva to Dyson: a paradigm shift from radical ecology with soil-based low-tech food to rational ecology with air-based high-tech food
In the past decade, I made a paradigm shift in thinking about ecology and sustainable food production. I shifted from radical ecology to rational ecology. These two paradigms are represented by two women of color: Vandana Shiva and Lisa Dyson. … Lees verder
The extreme cost-effectiveness of cell-based meat R&D
Updated October 2020: improved calculations. In previous articles, I argued that supporting research and development of cell-based meat technologies could be perhaps the most important strategy to protect animal rights and improve animal welfare (with a possible exception of research … Lees verder
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Tags: cell-based meat, effective altruism, effective animal advocacy, effective environmentalism, veganism
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My three top charities
After a long reflection of five years within effective altruism, I finally came up with my personal three top charities. The choice of these charities is based on my personal moral beliefs and estimates of the situation, by considering the … Lees verder
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Tags: animal rights, animal welfare, effective altruism, effective environmentalism, strategy, top charities
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The neglected double climate benefits of vegan diets
It is clear that veganism is one of the most effective personal consumption choices to reduce our carbon footprint. A vegan diet reduces the yearly greenhouse gas emissions of an average person in a high-income country with close to 1 … Lees verder
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Tags: climate change, co2 emissions, effective environmentalism, environment, veganism
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My mistakes and failures
To do good in the world, I think it is crucial to learn from mistakes. In the past I made a lot of mistakes and also this website contained (and most likely still contains) mistakes. Here I present an overview … Lees verder
Climate activism, alarmism and effectiveness
In recent years, climate activism showed a regained interest in direct action and civil disobedience. One example is Extinction Rebellion. In their communication, these direct action groups often appeal to alarmism with doom scenarios about apocalyptic climate change. Direct actions … Lees verder
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Tags: climate, climate change, economics, effective altruism, effective environmentalism
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Stijn Bruers, the rational ethicist 