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  1. May 2023
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    The people living ultra-low-carbon lifestyles
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    1. stopresetgo 21 May 2023
      "It is clear that individuals in their variety of social roles can contribute significantly in emissions reduction," says Joyashree Roy, professor of economics at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India. But unless they are supported by the right infrastruture, technology and policy incentives, she says, this cannot achieve its full potential.
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        • this statement epitomizes the crux of the matter
        • that demonstrates the entanglement between
          • a collective of (bottom-up) individuals and
          • top-down, system level actors
        • This is why the often-repeated mantra "individual actions don't matter" is not accurate
          • the contribution of individual actions DO matter, but only if it is supported by:
            • policy
            • ubiquitous 1.5C infrastructure
            • affordable 1.5C technologies and services
          • There is a MASS of people wanting to make the change
            • but that cannot happen unless it is
              • behaviorally and
              • economically pragmatic to do so
        • the real question to ask
          • in order to mobilize a bottom-up 1.5C lifestyle shift is
          • where are the leverage points for bottom-up actors (we individuals) to impact the top-down actors?
      individual / collective entanglement 1.5C lifestyle 1.5C challenge
    2. stopresetgo 21 May 2023
      • Title: What a 1.5C lifestyle actually looks like
      • Summary
        • Many people want to participate in the transition
        • to a regenerative, low carbon future
          • but the existing high carbon infrastructure
          • makes it very challenging to do so
        • This article features interviews with activists who are trying to live a lifestyle
          • that is consistent with a 1.5C world
          • WITHIN infrastructure that is not yet consistent with a 1.5C world.
          • It is challenging, to say the least!
            • and demonstrates the lock-in feedbacks,
            • a chicken-and-egg situation
            • that creates the challenge holding the masses back
        • From a Stop Reset Go (SRG) perspective
          • this illustrates the entangled relationship between
            • the individual and
            • the collective
          • and how each has an important role to play
            • to influence the other.
          • As an organization working on helping accelerate a bottom-up movement, this brings up the question:
            • what are the leverage points for citizens to accelerate top down actors such as
              • government to establish new policies and
              • manufacturers to create affordable regenerative products aligned with a 1.5C world?
      • Interviewee:
        • Carys mainprize
        • Rosalind Readhead
      1.5C lifestyle low carbon lifestyle Carys Mainprize Rosalind Readhead
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