#socialcohesion — Public Fediverse posts

Human #wellbeing on a #FinitePlanet towards 2100: new study shows humanity at a crossroads

A new paper by members of Earth4All’s scientific advisory team published today in Global Sustainability models two starkly different futures for humanity this century: one defined by escalating crises compounded by rising social tension, the other by a bold transformation towards wellbeing for all. The findings emphasise the importance of considering wellbeing and social cohesion when studying how planetary risks, inequality and social tensions interact.

4 July 2025

Excerpt: "Boost social cohesion and wellbeing for successful climate action

"A key innovation of the study is the introduction of two novel indices: social tension and wellbeing. This enabled the researchers to model not just the complex interactions between economic and #environmental factors in the two scenarios, but also include social feedback loops capturing trust, public investment, and political capacity. The modelling results suggests that rising #inequality and environmental degradation fuel social tensions, which in turn reduce governments’ capacity to implement the long-term policies needed to address existential risks linked to climate change and other planetary boundaries.

" 'By integrating a social tension index and a wellbeing index, we have been able to highlight the importance of social dynamics in climate scenarios,' explained co-author #NathalieSpittler of #BOKUUniversity. 'Achieving climate goals is not just a question of technological and economic developments. If wellbeing declines and social tensions rise, this creates a negative feedback loop where the very conditions needed for transformational change become harder to achieve.'

"Conversely, the study suggests that actions to reduce inequality and increase #SocialCohesion and wellbeing are key if governments want to implement policy shifts on #climate and other global issues."

Read more [includes link to the paper]:
https://earth4all.life/news/human-wellbeing-on-a-finite-planet-towards-2100-new-study-shows-humanity-at-a-crossroads/

#SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #ClimateChange #BuildingCommunity #BuildResilience #GiantLeap #GiantLeapScenario #LtG #LimitsToGrowth #StabilizedWorld

The ‘pleasant fiction’ of a rules-based order has been blown apart. It’s time for Australia to codify a bill of rights

"Clearly something needed to be done to reinforce the rights and safety not just of the Jewish community, but all Australians."

"The immediate response to criminalise and punish was understandable – outlaw hate speech, ban hate groups, prohibit demonstrations and phrases, make the hatred of other human beings and their views go away by force of law and ministerial decree."

"That human rights were again reduced to a debating point in a political game pointed to the need to better define the rights and responsibilities of all citizens and residents."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/31/australia-charter-bill-of-rights
#HumanRights #BillOfRights #hate #SocialCohesion #SocialFabric

Neustsart auf Mastodon! 🚀🐘

Drei Tage lang haben wir jetzt über die Gefahren diskutiert, die Desinformation, Hassrede und die profitmaximierenden Algorithmen der großen Social-Media-Plattformen für die Demokratie und unseren gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt bergen.

Mein guter Vorsatz war: Ich verlasse die #republica25 nicht, ohne endlich auch dem #Fediverse beizutreten. Jetzt ist es soweit. ✊

Nochmal vielen Dank an @gupflu
vom Team von @digitalcourage der mir geholfen hat, hier an denStart zu gehen! Jetzt bin ich gespannt was passiert 💬🌱

#rp25 #Demokratie #InformationIntegrity #SocialCohesion

Edit: Danke für die vielen lieben Willkommensgrüße. Und schwupp schon was von euch gelernt: das #neuhier fehlte