150.000 people have signed in to 50 local Facebook-groups in Norway that says NO TO WIND INDUSTRY on land, in undisturbed wild nature. Here I discuss:
1.What is sustainable development?
2.Good institutions that people can trust
3.What when there are dilemmas?
4.Neuro-tip: Next level integrated solutions
At Frøya island in Norway, people demonstrate and protest to keep their beautiful nature free of wind industry on land. A spokes person for the wind industry says it will be possible to bike at new roads in nature, and many people may og marches there into «nature» areas. This argument makes local people cry and laugh at the same time. Becquse it is so misunderstood. They don’t want roads and marches to walk in quees. They want the opposite, to walk in silent wild nature and experience un-industrialised wild nature. People loose trust in wind industry that does not include and respect the values and feelings of local populations.
The need for energy is in another country, Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland. Norway has no need for the energy, because of enough waterpower electricity. Why should needs in other countries destroy wild beautiful nature with habitats of genetic diversity in Norway? What if they ask local population in their own countries if it is OK to build wind turbines local near the needs of the end users? What will happen to the reputation of Germany etc. in Norwegian environment opinion?
1.What is sustainable development?
is defined as both ecological, economical and social durable. Good institutions with dialogue that people trust, is example of social sustainability.
2.Good institutions that people can trust
United Nation’s Sustainable development Goal 16: Peace, justice and good institutions. How may we interprete that? Dialogue, truth, flexibility, inclusion, respect., co-create. Safety is a first step to trust. Trust is crucial for common solutions to global warming. When local people lack trust, because their interests are driven down with force against their will – thei will oppose climate action. It is much smarter to work together with local communities than against them. When foreign capital base climate «motivation» on rage, fear, breaking respect to local communities – the result is lack of trust to climate action. A positive alternative is to motivate on seeking, lust, joy, play, possibilities, solutions.
3.What when there are dilemmas?
The idea of solving one Sustainable Development Goal – by destroying another Sustainable Development Goal is very counter-productive. There are dilemmas between renewable energy – and genetic diversity and changed land use – and good institutions with dialogue that people trust.
4.Neuro-tip: Next level integrated solutions
How to weight the diverse Sustainable Development Goals when it is dilemmas and contradictions? Then we need to shift from logical brain network and to wholeness balancing, Salience Network in the brain. To make an overview and balance diverse values, overcome dilemmas – creates the next level of sustainable solutions.
To shift network from fact - or fantasy – over to wholeness balancing network, please:
Yawn-stretch super slowly-relax-stress down-observe without judging. Then you may ask your other network: What if I balance the wholeness of the complex issue?
Do you want to experience to shift between brain networks?
Contact helge.christie@gmail.com
Source:
Panksepp Jaak, 2012: The archaeology of mind. Neuroevolutionary origins of human emotions.