The climate crisis is a consequence of our economic system. Economic solutions, like carbon trading were supposed to be a problem solver. Despite such efforts, CO2 levels kept rising. Should we consider changing our economic system instead? And which role do environmental NGOs play in the battle for climate justice?
Joanna Cabello, activist and researcher on environmental justice and part of the Carbon Trade Watch collective, speaks about false solutions and grassroots activism. Joanna´s blog article "Where to begin with climate justice" is available here.
How a feminist degrowth approach can alleviate ecological and gender injustices Is it possible to reconcile sustainable development, a fair distribution of both paid and unpaid work among genders, and an economic strategy based on growth? In our article “The Monetized Economy versus Care and the Environment? Degrowth Perspectives on Reconciling an Antagonism”, a contribution to the 2018 Femini...
By Lyda Fernanda Forero There is an increasing consensus on the need and urgency to tackle climate change and its consequences. This consensus is reinforced by the human and environmental disasters (tragedies) that occur every year due to extreme climate events, such as the typhoons of growing intensity including Haiyan(2013) in the Philippines or the hurricanes that devastate Central America....
An einem Wochenende im November 2013 fand im Studium Oecologicum der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen das Seminar “Warum Wachstum? Eine Theoriewerkstatt zu Wachstumszwängen” statt. 20 Teilnehmer_innen beschäftigten sich mit strukturellen Bedingungen und Gründen von Wirtschaftswachstum. Aus ökologischer und kapitalismuskritischer Perspektive sowie aus Perspektive der Glücksforschung existieren gute Gründe, Wirtschaftswachstum als gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftspolitische Zielgröße zu [...]
