Most of us are aware that our profit-driven, capitalist economy is driving our climate and ecological crises. But what are our alternatives? After all, there are so many to choose from: other market economies, the circular economy, the degrowth economy, the wellbeing economy, the solidarity economy, the gift economy... but the question is, which of these will make an ultimate solarpunk economy?
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Capitalism and Markets
05:59 The Circular Economy
09:05 The Degrowth Economy
12:22 The Solidarity Economy
17:45 What would a solarpunk economy look like?
Sources:
Thumbnail:
Scavenger's Reign
Capitalism and Markets:
Less is More - Jason Hickel
https://www.jasonhickel.org/blog/2018/11/1/a-simple-solution-to-the-growthdegrowth-debate
Caps Lock: How Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design, and How to Escape from it - Ruben Pater
Various other sources on market socialism, etc
The Circular Economy:
https://ukgbc.org/our-work/topics/circular-economy/
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20151201STO05603/circular-economy-definition-importance-and-benefits
https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/overview
https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/finance/overview
https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/network/who-is-in-the-network
The Degrowth Economy:
Less is More - Jason Hickel
https://degrowth.info/en/degrowth
The Solidarity Economy:
The Solidarity Economy: A Visual Guide - The Solidarity Economy Network
https://solidarityeconomyprinciples.org/what-do-we-mean-by-solidarity-economy/
Other:
My brain!
Various sources over the years including articles, social media, and discussions with friends and knowledgeable peeps (who I'm blessed to have a lot of in my life)