Drew Pendergrass: Half Earth Socialism
Episode description
“Animal agriculture can be gone tomorrow. it's not foundational. That’s why I find it very puzzling, the amount of pushback because it seems to be the actual… low hanging fruit. You write a book about socialism and no problem at all, people are like. “yeah, sure get rid of capitalism. No problem.” Get rid of animal agriculture, they get very mad.” -Drew Pendergrass
Drew is a PhD student in environmental engineering at Harvard. He is also the co-author with Troy Vettessee of Half Earth Socialism A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics.
In order to save the planet while at the same time, make life better for all beings on the planet, Drew and Troy have come up with a plan, that includes:
- Rewilding half the earth to absorb carbon emissions and restore biodiversity
- A rapid transition to renewable energy, paired with drastic cuts in consumption by the world’s wealthiest
- Global veganism to cut down on energy and land use
- Worldwide socialist planning to efficiently and equitably manage production
- The involvement of everyone
The authors also collaborated with designers from the Jain Family Institute and Trust to create a video game based on the book, at play.half.earth. Check it out, it’s pretty awesome.
LINKS:
Drew Pendergrass: http://www.drewpendergrass.com/
Half Earth Socialism: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3818-half-earth-socialism