Yesterday was #AttenboroughFilm A Life on our Planet cinema sesh& #39; day. It turns out David Attenborough and I have a lot in common: we both love orangutans and we both feel very down about the unfolding environmental crises. But...

... we also fundamentally disagree on what& #39;s to be done about said crises. The film suggests demographic transition (low birth rates esp) is the #1 way to address climate change and biodiversity loss.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔗" title="Link Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Link Symbol">This is an unhelpful and dangerous link to make. The film presents the nicest face of the demography argument: & #39;let& #39;s reduce poverty and educate girls& #39;. However, the other faces of said argument are very ugly indeed as @PKashwan summarised recently https://theconversation.com/american-environmentalisms-racist-roots-have-shaped-global-thinking-about-conservation-143783?utm_medium=amptwitter&utm_source=twitter">https://theconversation.com/american-...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛒" title="Shopping cart" aria-label="Emoji: Shopping cart">How many of us there are on the planet is oh so secondary compared to how some of us live. Only a week ago Oxfam reported that the richest 10% of the world pop produced over half of the of the CO2 emissions between 1990 and 2015. https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbon-emissions-richest-1-percent-more-double-emissions-poorest-half-humanity">https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💭" title="Gedankenblase" aria-label="Emoji: Gedankenblase">This has made me think about the stories we tell and share about our role in the climate + biodiversity crises. Obviously #AttenboroughFilm is good storytelling with beautiful visuals. But it& #39;s definitely not the place to look for sound explanations or innovative ideas.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📽️" title="Filmprojektor" aria-label="Emoji: Filmprojektor">I& #39;ll be recommending #DemainLeFilm to anyone who will listen instead. It articulates why we& #39;re in trouble and what some people are already doing to change things in a much clearer and inspiring way. Anything else that should go on people& #39;s to-watch list?
https://www.demain-lefilm.com/en ">https://www.demain-lefilm.com/en"&...