Felix van Hoften🟥
@felixvanhoften.bsky.social
Ecological Economics| Degrowth/Postgrowth | Researcher-lecturer University of Amsterdam & Rotterdam University AS | Author: De golven en de Kaap
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The only way we are going to solve our meta/pluricrisis is through a postgrowth/degrowth approach. All social and ecological problems start in our economy.
We forgot to include physics (entropy) in our economic framework, but were trying to copy it too much at the same time (positivist).
We forgot to include physics (entropy) in our economic framework, but were trying to copy it too much at the same time (positivist).
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Das Ergebnis des US-Experiments "Was passiert, wenn man einen durchgeknallten Impfgegner zum Gesundheitsminister macht?" ist recht eindeutig:
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Das Ergebnis des US-Experiments "Was passiert, wenn man einen durchgeknallten Impfgegner zum Gesundheitsminister macht?" ist recht eindeutig:
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A new UK government report warns that global #biodiversity loss threatens food security, economic stability, and geopolitical order. In my latest blog post I ask whether pollination should now be considered a #nationalsecurity issue:
jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/01/26/p...
@butterfly-project.bsky.social
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@butterfly-project.bsky.social
Pollination as a matter of national security
In these turbulent times it’s hard to know where to focus one’s gaze. Do we concentrate on Ukraine? Greenland? Venezuela? Sudan? China? Russia? The Middle East? The rise of the far righ…
jeffollerton.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
A new UK government report warns that global #biodiversity loss threatens food security, economic stability, and geopolitical order. In my latest blog post I ask whether pollination should now be considered a #nationalsecurity issue:
jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/01/26/p...
@butterfly-project.bsky.social
jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/01/26/p...
@butterfly-project.bsky.social
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New paper out in Nature Clean Technology: renewables are growing fast, but rising energy demand—especially from data centers & cooling—risks slowing fossil fuel phase-out. AI can help climate solutions, but only with strong demand-side policies. 🌍⚡️
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 AM
New paper out in Nature Clean Technology: renewables are growing fast, but rising energy demand—especially from data centers & cooling—risks slowing fossil fuel phase-out. AI can help climate solutions, but only with strong demand-side policies. 🌍⚡️
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This photo, passed on by a friend, was taken in Denmark. It prompts me to resurrect the #extremecivilisation hashtag, used to describe the manufacture of things no one needs.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM
This photo, passed on by a friend, was taken in Denmark. It prompts me to resurrect the #extremecivilisation hashtag, used to describe the manufacture of things no one needs.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
Thread. 🧵
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Thread. 🧵
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This is one of the cheapest and most sensible forms of climate action. And also something governments and the EU should have done decades ago.
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is one of the cheapest and most sensible forms of climate action. And also something governments and the EU should have done decades ago.
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
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What in the actual fuck
This is the fucking limit. I had no idea that Amazon drivers AREN'T ALLOWED TO SING
wat
CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
wat
CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 AM
What in the actual fuck
'Social media hacked our attention. ChatGPT hacked our attachment.'
Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
'Social media hacked our attention. ChatGPT hacked our attachment.'
Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens
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Toch goed dat de halve verkiezingscampagne ging over statushouders die “onze” woningen inpikken…
www.nu.nl/economie/638...
www.nu.nl/economie/638...
Duizenden mensen met sociale huurwoning bezitten ook minstens één koophuis
Bijna twaalfduizend mensen die een huis huren van een woningcorporatie bezitten ook een of meerdere koopwoningen. Tienduizend van hen wonen in een sociale huurwoning en verhuren hun koophuis om er gel...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Toch goed dat de halve verkiezingscampagne ging over statushouders die “onze” woningen inpikken…
www.nu.nl/economie/638...
www.nu.nl/economie/638...
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New paper with many smart people, led by Nico Eisenhauer & Marie Sünemann @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social, surveying the state of literature on the effects of soil biodiversity on ecosystem functioning
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
New paper with many smart people, led by Nico Eisenhauer & Marie Sünemann @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social, surveying the state of literature on the effects of soil biodiversity on ecosystem functioning
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Aliens exist !
This is a close-up of a mango seed beetle (Sternochetus mangiferae).
This is a close-up of a mango seed beetle (Sternochetus mangiferae).
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Aliens exist !
This is a close-up of a mango seed beetle (Sternochetus mangiferae).
This is a close-up of a mango seed beetle (Sternochetus mangiferae).
One of the few that speak truth to power. #colombiaesmipais
"Gaza is an experiment by the mega-rich..." - Colombian president
Gustavo Petro frames Gaza as the elite's experiment: How to bomb humanity into submission. If they can erase Palestine, they can erase any people who resist.
Gustavo Petro frames Gaza as the elite's experiment: How to bomb humanity into submission. If they can erase Palestine, they can erase any people who resist.
January 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
One of the few that speak truth to power. #colombiaesmipais
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The world feels rough right now
So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.
🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta
So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.
🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The world feels rough right now
So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.
🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta
So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.
🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta
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“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
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Interessante video.
Het ging evenzeer over de Adolf die geweest was, als de Geert en Thierry die nog moesten komen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhgc...
Het ging evenzeer over de Adolf die geweest was, als de Geert en Thierry die nog moesten komen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhgc...
Alfred J. Kwak was Bizar DONKER
YouTube video by De Nationale Leeuw
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Interessante video.
Het ging evenzeer over de Adolf die geweest was, als de Geert en Thierry die nog moesten komen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhgc...
Het ging evenzeer over de Adolf die geweest was, als de Geert en Thierry die nog moesten komen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhgc...
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Pas enkele jaren later raakte Bakker ook ideologisch overtuigd van bioteelt. „Nu is gangbare landbouw een gepasseerd station. Over 50 jaar kunnen we ons niet meer indenken dat we ooit PFAS en chemie over ons eten hebben gespoten en dat ook nog eens opaten.”
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Jan Willem (49) is al 25 jaar bioboer in Munnekezijl. ‘Kunnen er over 50 jaar niet bij dat we PFAS over ons eten spoten’
Jan Willem Bakker runt al 25 jaar zijn biologisch-dynamische boerderij. Foto: Anjo de Haan
frieschdagblad.nl
January 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Pas enkele jaren later raakte Bakker ook ideologisch overtuigd van bioteelt. „Nu is gangbare landbouw een gepasseerd station. Over 50 jaar kunnen we ons niet meer indenken dat we ooit PFAS en chemie over ons eten hebben gespoten en dat ook nog eens opaten.”
frieschdagblad.nl/regio/jan-wi...
frieschdagblad.nl/regio/jan-wi...
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"America is an oil company with an army."
—George Carlin
—George Carlin
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"America is an oil company with an army."
—George Carlin
—George Carlin
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We need to do better.
"Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent millions of deaths"
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
"Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent millions of deaths"
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
EAT-Lancet 2025: Global food transformation needed to ease pressure on the planet and save millions of lives
Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent m...
www.stockholmresilience.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We need to do better.
"Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent millions of deaths"
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
"Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent millions of deaths"
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
Translated to the Dutch system this would be the same for VVD and all the parties right of the so called liberals.
Republicans claim they’re better for the economy, but it hasn't been true for a century. Don't fall for it. They're better for the wealthy and that's it.
December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Translated to the Dutch system this would be the same for VVD and all the parties right of the so called liberals.
Why do I have the feeling that when people write 'electricity', they think its energy?
80% of energy in our economic system is energy, not electricity.
80% of energy in our economic system is energy, not electricity.
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Why do I have the feeling that when people write 'electricity', they think its energy?
80% of energy in our economic system is energy, not electricity.
80% of energy in our economic system is energy, not electricity.
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Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
We are being poisoned every day, so why do we keep voting for more pollution? Ask a lobbyist | George Monbiot
The dirty industries that dominate politics deceive us into accepting dangerous pollutants such as ammonia as part of life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
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It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Based on over 100 peer-reviewed studies, this analysis finds that dietary change plant-based with rewilding provides far greater environmental benefits than any grazing-based approach. 1/
iffs.earth/living-repor...
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Living Report: Regenerative Agriculture vs. Rewilding
A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed evidence on regenerative grazing vs. rewilding through dietary shifts that reduce land use and restore soil, water, climate, and biodiversity
iffs.earth
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Based on over 100 peer-reviewed studies, this analysis finds that dietary change plant-based with rewilding provides far greater environmental benefits than any grazing-based approach. 1/
iffs.earth/living-repor...
iffs.earth/living-repor...