Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy

October 1, 2020 | Join a discussion with Jennie C. Stephens, Director and Professor, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University.
In addition to her other roles at Northeastern University, Jennie Stephens directs strategic research collaborations at the University's Global Resilience Institute.

In her new book, "Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy," Stephens argues that the key to addressing the climate crisis is diversifying leadership so that antiracist, feminist priorities are central. All politics is now climate politics, so all policies — from housing to health — now have to integrate climate resilience and renewable energy.

Join us to hear inspirational stories of leaders who are leveraging the power of collective action to create structural, transformative change.

Moderated by Kris Mayes, director of ASU's Utility of the Future Center. This event is in partnership with Island Press, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that shines a spotlight on crucial issues and focuses attention on sustainable solutions.

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*Do you know what real climate justice looks like?*
Electricity is 20% of global energy, renewable electricity is 4% of global energy, solar & wind electricity is 2% of global energy. Fossil fuels are 80% of global energy and have been over 25 years -- we have to stop burning 50% in 10 years to survive runaway habitat collapse and hothouse extinction. The first dominoes start to tip near 1.5 C around 2030. Water stress will affect 66% of human population by 2025. Greenhouse gases went up 45% in 30 years.

*4% of energy is renewable + 4% of mammals are wild*
California wildfires doubled in size from 2019
Earth is warming at 5 nuclear bombs per second = 5X more than 1968 - 1992
Ice is melting 1 million tons per minute per year
Greenhouse gases have gone up 45% in 30 years
66% of humans will live in water stressed areas by 2025

96% of mammals are livestock and human by weight ( Ecowatch 2018 )
96% of tigers gone in 100 years ( IFL Science 2019 )
90% of elephants gone in 100 years ( Hurriet 2019 )
90% of lions gone in 100 years ( African Impact 2019 )
90% of Leatherback sea turtles gone since 1980 ( Earth Watch undated )
90% of Monarch Butterflies gone in 20 years ( Inhabitat 2014 )
80% of Antarctic Krill gone in 30 years ( Research Gate 2005 )
77% of Eastern lowland gorillas gone since 1996 ( Treehugger 2020 )
68% of world’s wildlife has been wiped out since 1970 ( Mongabay 2020 )
50% of Marine vertebrates gone since 1970 ( WWF 2015 )
50% of Great Barrier Reef gone since 1985 ( Live Science 2012 )
40% of Giraffes gone since 1990 ( NRDC 2019 )
40% less insects in next 30 years ( PNAS 2019 )
4% of mammals are wild ( Vegan News 2020 )

2020 : Greenhouse gases up 45% in 30 years
2020 : Fossil fuels have been 80% of global energy for 25 years
2020 : 4% of global energy is renewable after 30 years trying
2020 : Electricity is 20% of total global energy
2020 : 2% of global energy is solar & wind after 20 years trying
2020 : 6 million annual tons of solar waste by 2050 currently unrecyclable
2020 : Oncoming water stress threatens 50% of thermal power capacity
*2025 : 66% of the globe will live in water stressed areas*
2030 : Runaway hothouse mass extinction starts at 1.5 °C
2020 : Emissions must go down 50% in 10 years to stay under 1.5 °C
2040 : 15% of global energy will be renewable
2050 : 28% of global energy will be renewable

Petrochemical demand rose 7 X human pop growth for 20 years
Refrigerant coolant smuggling: 1 kilo CFC worth $2 in China is worth $20 in Europe
10 years cutting air pollution in China raised global north temps 0.1 °C
To get 30% of energy from algae ponds requires a country the size of Argentina
Abrupt permafrost thaw is not modelled
Europe burns 80% of its recycled plastic & paper for electricity
Europe burns 50% of its palm oil shipments in cars & trucks
Europe burns 50% of its renewable electricity importing rain forest pellets
It takes tree plantations 30 years to recoup 10% of their carbon offset
Wildfire suppression cannot be scaled up for future wildfire scenarios
Planting tree farms won't change wildfire wildlife loss

27 Nobel Prize winning economists support James Hansen's private monthly dividends, including:
3, 589 U.S. Economists, 4 Former Chairs of the Federal Reserve and ALL 15 Former Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers
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*sources available at Loki's Revenge blog*


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