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Half Earth Socialism and Other Visions to Save People, Animals and the Planet

Freedom of Species 14 September 2025


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Lottie, Hayden and Nick explore what it would look like to have an ecologically sustainable world and how veganism fits in with that. The discussion draws on ideas from the books Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics by Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettesse, and Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie.   Links: Half Earth Socialism book: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2650-half-earth-socialism Half Earth Socialism game: https://play.half.earth/ Interview with Half Earth Socialism author Drew Pendergass, on Green Left Radio – 3CR: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/half-earth-socialism-77-years-nakba Not the End of the World book: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/not-the-end-of-the-world-9781529931242 The Substack of Hannah Ritchie, Not the End of the World author: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/  Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Making Do by Lake Street Drive: https://www.lakestreetdive.com/ End of the World by Miley Cyrus: https://mileycyrus.lnk.to/listen Dirty Paws by Of Monsters and Men: https://www.ofmonstersandmen.com/music/

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