Martin Tye (pictured) is the Director of the Australian Regional Communities for the U.S.-based Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy and just today, February 6, he presented a case for moving from our present GDP-based economy to one that employs the values of the steady-state economy.

The Brooklyn Public Library epitomises the value of "public" to the wider community and has recently celebrated its one billionth loan.

 Katharine Morris talks with us on Tedx about "How to Collaborate for Environmental Justice".

Here we hear about Exploring the Sound of Activism with guitarist Tom Morello on the "Death Sex and Money" podcast.

Other Quick Climate Links for today are:

"Will Climate Change End The Winter Olympics? [Infographic]";

"Brief response to the UK Government’s “net-zero” proposal";

"The Transitions Film Festival";

"Top EU banks to publish 'pioneering' climate data";

"Can plastics be circular?";

"Queensland government buys out grazier to secure 'The Lakes' for a massive new national park";

"Seen From Space: Huge Methane Leaks";

"Ecuador Court Gives Indigenous Groups a Boost in Mining and Drilling Disputes";

"Explore the Sound of Activism With Tom Morello";

"‘A drop in the ocean’: government’s $50m koala pledge won’t tackle root cause of decline";

"'Too late to leave', fire nears WA town";

"Australians ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic a week – so what’s it doing to us?";

"‘We need politicians and experts’: how Chile is putting the climate crisis first";

"The Stats Guy: The generational demographics behind the climate change conflict";

"Drones help re-seed critical koala habitat ravaged by wildfires";

"Hunter coal driving national exports";

"Overwhelmed by Solar Projects, the Nation’s Largest Grid Operator Seeks a Two-Year Pause on Approvals";

"One Year Later: The Texas Freeze Revealed a Fragile Energy System and Inspired Lasting Misinformation";

"Beavers Are Flooding the Warming Alaskan Arctic, Threatening Fish, Water and Indigenous Traditions";

"Increased Flooding and Droughts Linked to Climate Change Have Sent Crop Insurance Payouts Skyrocketing";

"Why Are Fossil Fuel Firms and Senate Republicans So Afraid of Sarah Bloom Raskin?";

"UK Government’s Reforms to CfD Scheme Focus on Supply Chains, Floating Wind".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

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