#0 How RIPE events can be better?
By including more talks about environmental subjects. Vesna mentioned that we are facing a ‘polycrisis’; multiple crises that concurrently take place and require us to identify overlapping problem areas within RIPE’s ecosystem. The more is identified, the more a net benefit can be found within solving these crises.
#1 How RIPE NCC as organization can be do better?
By funding a range of research and projects that support the objectives within the Degrowth movement. The global scale of the polycrisis is on average outside the sphere of influence a single individual has, but small-scale environmental projects that make the infrastructure of the internet more sustainable could provide new pathways to deal with our problems at scale.
#2 How community members can do better and share practices?
By assembling a diverse discussion group. As environmental, social and economic problem areas might intersect and overlap, they need to be identified through dialogue between people with a broad spectrum of experience and knowledge. This includes people from all walks of life, not necessarily experts or individuals who have enjoyed a certain level of privilege, either through higher education or an elevated socioeconomic class.