WEEK 2 – ULOe

LET’S CHECK - ACTIVITY 5:

1. What is the primary objective or purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals of the
United Nations?
The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to eradicate
poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere.

2. What is the standardized unit that measures resource use and waste?
Global hectare is the standardized unit that measures resource use and waste.
The global hectare (gha) is a measurement unit for the ecological footprint of people or
activities and the biocapacity of the Earth or its regions.

3. What is the standard response to eradicate poverty?

According to Sustainable Development Goals, eradicating extreme poverty and
substantially reducing moderate poverty requires major shifts in policy priorities. To
ensure that no one is denied universal human rights and basic economic opportunities,
any new development agenda should focus on ensuring inclusive economic growth and
reducing inequalities.

4. What is the threshold of the Earth for adequately sustaining life?

The Earth has a threshold of 1.9 hectares in order for it to adequately sustaining life.At
just $6,000 of GDP per capita and only 1.9 hectares in use, Cuba has one of the lowest
rates of literacy in the world.

5. According to the majority of middle-and high-income countries, what puts the planet and
society at risk?
According to the most recent consumer study, around 70% of people in middle and
high-income countries feel that excessive consumption endangers the environment and
society. Another majority, like these, think that individuals should try to buy and possess
small, and that doing so would never compromise people's happiness

6. How many hectares should each of us consume annually based on the resources available
on the planet?
According to current estimations, our globe barely has enough resources to
support a yearly consumption of 1.8 "global hectares" for each of us. The term "global
hectares" refers to the standard unit of measurement for monitoring resource use and
waste. A person in Ghana or Guatemala consumes around this amount of food each day.
For example, the average consumption in the United States and Canada is around 8
hectares per person, but in Europe it is only approximately 4.7 hectares per person, well
beyond their fair share.
 7. In this article, what are the two items about the quality of life?
Life expectancy and happiness are the indicators of quality life given in the article.

8. What crisis on the planet would force us to slow down if we do not do so voluntarily?
If we do not slow down willingly, climate change will push us to do so. We can't keep
ignoring nature's rules. If we do not act quickly, all of our hard-won gains against poverty
will be lost when the food system collapses and mass hunger re-emerges to levels not
seen since the nineteenth century.

9. According to Dr. Jason Hickel, what must be done instead of urging developing countries
to 'catch up" with rich ones?
We must consider how to get rich nations to "catch down" to more suitable levels
of development. We should look at societies where people live long and healthy lives
while earning and consuming at relatively modest rates, not as basket cases that need to
be converted into Western models, but as instances of efficient living.

10. How would the different areas of the world react to the idea of de-development?
The concept of a rich country "growing" may be a strong rallying cry in the global
south, but it will be tough to sell to Westerners. It's difficult but not impossible since,
according to recent market polls, 70% of people in medium and high-income nations
believe that excessive consumption endangers the planet and culture. They also believe
that we should aim to purchase and own, and that doing so will not compromise our
chances of success

LET’S ANALYZE - ACTIVITY 5:

1. Why must we change our Paradigm of Growth and consumption to that of" de-
development?
"We must end poverty by changing the rules of the global economy," says Jason
Hickel. There are still poor nations attempting to catch up, but Hickel believes that instead
of poor countries attempting to 'catch up' with rich countries, we should encourage rich
countries to 'catch down.' We should consider strategies for rich countries to catch up
with impoverished countries in order to achieve more acceptable levels of development.
We should look at cultures where individuals live long and happy lives while earning and
consuming relatively little.

2. Why are the terms, de-development, de-growth, and zero seemingly unacceptable to the
common framework of human progress?
De-development, de-growth, and zero growth appear to be undesirable because
they merely involve stopping overconsumption and beginning to limit the use of natural
and water resources to avoid scarcity in our world. This type of framework necessarily
requires a high level of development and continuous high level of progress, which is the
inverse of the terms "de-development" and "de-growth," which refer to poor countries
catching up with the development of rich countries rather than poor countries catching
 up with the development of rich countries. The goal of “de-development” is for wealthy
countries to achieve suitable levels of development

3. How has the notion of growth enframed us?

Personally, I think that we have not been enframed by the notion of growth but
when growth is excessive it might result into restriction but there is always away out,
hence, we are not truly enframed. We might think that the notion of growth has enframed
us because of the numerous advancements that are taking place and our economy relies
on how far we can develop but there are always options available. Therefore, we are not
enframed by the notion of growth. But, looking into people’s perspective I could say that
we have enframed the resources around us by thinking of nature as a standing resource.

4. How do we improve our lives and yet reduce our consumption?

Us would be able to enhance our lives while reducing consumption by determining
our requirements and not focusing so much on our desires, and finding needs that would
last a long time in our hands; acquiring quality items would also be beneficial when we
need to minimize our consumption. To be able to minimize consumption, we must define
our lifestyle, which may simply involve minor behavioral changes and alterations to a
person's way of life. Improving our lives and decreasing consumption will always be
dependent on us since, as humans, we are the only ones who get to choose what sort of
life we want to live.

5. What are the similarities and differences between Heidegger’s The Question Concerning
Technology and Hickel’s article?
The differences between Heidegger and Hickel is that Heidegger addresses how
people view our natural resources not for the way it is but for how the
resources can provide to us. This means that we view nature as a standing resource and
not view it for the way it is. Hickel addresses more onto the issues of poverty,
sustainability and growth. But both are similar because they have aligning
objectives which is to develop in a less demanding way and is accessible to
everyone. The goal is to develop equally without putting a strain to the resources and
demanding more than what the world can offer

IN A NUTSHELL - ACTIVITY 5:
Given:
1. De-development or reducing the use of resources for impoverished country to catch up
would be the right paradigm shift, especially when it limits climate change. But there
might be no stopping or shifting by rich countries since growth is always be the strategy
for economic rise.
Answer:
2. Development is part of nation-building. It is good that we attain what’s best for our
country. Alongside countries, especially rich countries who are very fast in creating or
making their nation’s better, poor countries are having a hard time catching up with their
vast growth. In order for us to equally flourish, these rich countries need to de-develop.
So other nations will be able to catch up. This is not a bad thing, for in the de-development
of rich countries, there will be a slower consumption of resources and it might be the
answer for the lack of resources that is happening in the world.

NOLIMAR N. CAMPOSANO