Napoleon tasked a famous female baloonist with investigating and, if possible, preparing, wider military usages for baloons, potentially including cross-channel transport.
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Technological advancements and rapidly falling costs of space access make space solar power a valuable tool for decarbonization.
People are realizing that degrowth is bad
So the idea here is that we don’t need degrowth; instead, we can keep raising everyone’s standard of living without exhausting the planet’s resources. Because growth doesn’t just mean using more and more stuff; instead, it can mean finding more efficient ways to use the stuff we have.
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So the idea here is that we don’t need degrowth; instead, we can keep raising everyone’s standard of living without exhausting the planet’s resources. Because growth doesn’t just mean using more and more stuff; instead, it can mean finding more efficient ways to use the stuff we have.
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The mad schemes degrowthers advocate are a fantasy that distracts us from real efforts to save the planet
Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know (2018)
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Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of software updates
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Germany is currently mulling over a new law that would force smartphone OEMs to deliver seven years of software updates for their devices.