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.
This article is part of a series on degrowth.info discussing strategy in the degrowth movement. The introduction to the series and an ongoing list of contributions can be found here. In the article “Beyond visions and projects…”, by Herbert, Barlow, Frey, Ambach, and Cigna, the authors persuasively set out the case for a more explicit debate on strategy in the degrowth movement. Highlighting...
Was Migration mit imperialer Lebensweise, Degrowth und neuem Internationalismus zu tun hat Eine Auseinandersetzung aus kritischer Perspektive mit Fluchtursachen im globalen Süden ist dringend notwendig und darf nicht dem politischen Establishment überlassen werden. Anstatt jedoch ›Entwicklungshilfe‹ als potentielle Lösung zu sehen, sollte das Paradigma der ›Entwicklung‹ grundlegend problematis...
Das Netzwerk Care Revolution veröffentlicht einen lesenswerten Artikel über den Zusammenhang von Degrowth und Care. https://care-revolution.org/aktuelles/care-revolution-und-degrowth-teil-i/