Shades Of Green - Erik-Jan van Oosten

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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

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

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

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