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PREFACE

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/27/destruction-of-worlds-pristine-rainforests-soared-in-2022-despite-cop26-pledge?fbclid=IwAR2Ql90OQmt2HjQYHXndSnKKqXQ2r3fy4dDAPeIyLYnIoom6Jx9ZVXVbq8g

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/sleepwalking-war-part-1

https://actionaid.org/news/2021/shells-net-zero-climate-plans-need-land-three-times-size-netherlands-carbon-offsets

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Europe-Set-To-Raise-LNG-Imports-As-Regasification-Capacity-Jumps.html

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Europes-Mad-Dash-To-Build-LNG-Terminals-Could-End-In-Tears.html

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Germany-May-Not-Use-All-Its-New-LNG-Capacity-But-It-Is-Still-Necessary.html

https://www.mercycorps.org/blog/climate-change-poverty#who-affected-climate-change

https://www.unrefugees.org/news/how-climate-change-impacts-refugees-and-displaced-communities/#:~:text=can%20spark%20conflict.-,How%20does%20climate%20change%20impact%20refugees%20and%20displaced%20people%3F,at%20risk%20of%20secondary%20displacement.

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/how-climate-change-affects-women/

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/insights/indigenous-land-rights-can-fight-climate-change#

https://www.wri.org/initiatives/land-and-resource-rights

https://www.wri.org/insights/achieve-new-climate-targets-countries-should-look-community-forests

Derek Brower, FT Energy source, 29 June 2023.

https://ep.ft.com/permalink/emails/eyJlbWFpbCI6ImFmMDNmZGI1YmRjYzhiNzljYmJhYmJiYmE2ZGM0OGY5Y2E4YzIzOTVmZjc0M2IiLCJ0cmFuc2FjdGlvbklkIjoiZWUzYWYwYTctNDUwMi00NWM5LWJkNmMtMGI0ZGZjZmI1ZjI0In0%3D?fbclid=IwAR3EsZQi0blXo1NhSrrPP0TbLjqSDvQrlckVOxphqC-PPpzJ3tHQmiebJJk

https://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/publications/13_factsheet-lithium-gb.pdf

The Economy and the Environment

https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/

https://mronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/summary_draft1.pdf

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210623-crushing-climate-impacts-to-hit-sooner-than-feared-draft-un-report

https://ctxt.es/es/20210801/Politica/36900/IPCC-cambio-climatico-colapso-medioambiental-decrecimiento.htm

https://mronline.org/2021/08/23/leaked-report-of-the-ipcc-reveals-that-the-growth-model-of-capitalism-is-unsustainable/

https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2742/Despite-pandemic-shutdowns-carbon-dioxide-and-methane-surged-in-2020

ENERGY

https://www.current-news.co.uk/innovation-essential-to-meet-net-zero-by-2050-energy-systems-catapult-finds/

https://people.duke.edu/~charvey/Research/Working_Papers/W73_The_economic_implications.pdf

https://hbr.org/resources/pdfs/comm/fmglobal/profits_without_prosperity.pdf

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/financialization-us-pharma-industry

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2276156

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654902/Cost_of_Energy_Review.pdf

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-03-10/share-the-great-switch-lessons-from-when-14-million-homes-and-businesses-changed-fuel-in-less-than-a-decade/

https://www.insulatebritain.com/breaking-industry-experts-back-insulate-britain-s-demands

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/government-urged-to-insulate-all-homes-to-create-jobs-tackle-climate-change-and-save-lives/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/06/fossil-fuel-industry-subsidies-of-11m-dollars-a-minute-imf-finds

TRANSPORT

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51977625

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/984685/transport-and-environment-statistics-2021.pdf

https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-transport

https://cuesa.org/learn/how-far-does-your-food-travel-get-your-plate

https://taxjustice.net/2019/04/09/over-a-third-or-more-of-world-trade-happens-inside-multinational-corporations/

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj9ueCl4b_zAhVPgFwKHdP1Bk4QFnoECAUQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itf-oecd.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fdocs%2Fcop-pdf-06.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1ZUAxcewZLLwbAPn77AbmD

https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector

http://www.worldwatch.org/globetrotting-food-will-travel-farther-ever-thanksgiving

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2014/ph240/pope1/docs/pirog.pdf

The Price of a Cheap Shirt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFMOA_lZQ80

John Smith’s excellent book on Rana and global supply chains in general:
https://monthlyreview.org/product/imperialism_in_the_twenty-first_century/

AGRICULTURE

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/28/revealed-exploitation-of-meat-plant-workers-rife-across-uk-and-europe

https://respect.international/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EFFAT-meat-sector-report-poor-conditions-to-blame-for-spread-of-Covid-19.pdf

https://www.brusselstimes.com/245870/meatthestandards-unions-team-up-to-dignify-meat-workers-in-europe

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/28/revealed-exploitation-of-meat-plant-workers-rife-across-uk-and-europe

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/10/huge-reduction-in-meat-eating-essential-to-avoid-climate-breakdown

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/sustainable-agriculture/issues/corporate-control/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jun/02/abcd-food-giants-dominate-trade

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/abcd-grain-giants-profit-world-hunger/

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/sustainable-agriculture/issues/corporate-control/

https://www.reuters.com/business/how-four-big-companies-control-us-beef-industry-2021-06-17/

https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MeatAtlas2021_final_web.pdf

https://stories.mightyearth.org/amazonfires/index.html

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210730-in-spain-dozens-of-villages-struggle-for-drinking-water

https://www.ft.com/content/0d38e8d3-3f20-4818-8751-740d05f8ac13

FASHION

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/23/costo-moda-medio-ambiente

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925527318302160

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvaud/1952/full-report.html#heading-7

https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/textiles-material-specific-data

https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/textiles

https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/8520/5-ways-to-make-fashion-industry-more-sustainable-in-the-year-2020

https://www.euronews.com/green/2020/07/10/exploitation-and-sweatshops-are-at-the-core-of-fast-fashion-it-s-time-to-dismantle-the-sys

https://labs.theguardian.com/unicef-child-labour/

https://www.waterstones.com/book/consumed/aja-barber/9781914240096

https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/QueensManagementSchool/About/ERS/ERSBlog/CleanerClothesImprovingSustainabilityintheFashionIndustry.html#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20research%20by,social%20impact%20of%20such%20changes.

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sustainable-living/sustainable-fashion-brands-clothes-ethical-b1901390.html?r=30031

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/23/costo-moda-medio-ambiente

https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/8520/5-ways-to-make-fashion-industry-more-sustainable-in-the-year-2020

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200310-sustainable-fashion-how-to-buy-clothes-good-for-the-climate

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/style-thats-sustainable-a-new-fast-fashion-formula

FOOD RETAIL

https://fareshare.org.uk/what-we-do/hunger-food-waste/

https://khni.kerry.com/news/the-environmental-impact-of-sugar-reduction/

https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/sustainablesugar.pdf

https://www.moberlymo.org/265/Creating-Water-Bottles#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20study%20conducted,U.S.%20cars%20for%20a%20year.

https://www.trvst.world/waste-recycling/plastic-pollution/plastic-water-bottles-environmental-impacts/#:~:text=The%20European%20plastic%20water%20bottle,0.005%20MJ%20of%20energy2.

https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/bottled-water-market

https://www.precedenceresearch.com/bottled-water-market

https://www.iucn.org/resources

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-these-553-steel-plants-are-responsible-for-9-of-global-co2-emissions

STEEL

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-these-553-steel-plants-are-responsible-for-9-of-global-co2-emissions/

https://www.treehugger.com/steel-industry-responsible-for-11-of-carbon-emissions-5191639

https://www.ft.com/content/46d4727c-761d-43ee-8084-ee46edba491a

https://www.sustainable-ships.org/stories/2022/carbon-footprint-steel

https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/opinion-chinas-crucial-role-in-decarbonising-the-global-steel-sector/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54256826

https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2021/08/the-worlds-first-fossilfree-steel-ready-for-delivery

https://nordsip.com/2021/08/20/how-sustainable-is-fossil-free-steel/

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/metals-and-mining/our-insights/decarbonization-challenge-for-steel

INTERLUDE: “Carbon Taxing: Not Enough”

Simon Kuper in the FT: https://www.ft.com/content/90d786b6-c8b0-4ae2-9556-697672648778

https://www.pnas.org/content/117/16/8664

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/195292956.pdf

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/carbon-taxes-a-good-idea-but-can-they-be-effective

CONCLUSION

https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/crowds-and-power-en

https://www.jasonhickel.org/less-is-more

https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2620-the-future-is-degrowth

https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/5417-the-case-for-degrowth