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.
From 30 August to 3 September Budapest will be under the banner of degrowth with two major degrowth-events: The degrowth week and conference. In order to give you some ideas on what to expect there, we´ve asked a few questions to the Degrowth 2016 organizing team: How come that you chose to differ between the Degrowth-conference and the Degrowth-week? We strongly felt that it was important ...
By Dennis Eversberg Tens of thousands are currently coming to Europe, hoping for a better future. They are fleeing from war, violence, political persecution and utter despair, and their hope for a better life lets them endure experiences of dire poverty, exclusion, rejection, police repression and much more on their way here. At the same time, many degrowth activists participate in numerous pr...
Während meiner Zeit an der Universität wurde ich im Rahmen eines Workshops zum Thema „Resourcenknappheit“ mit folgender Grafik konfrontiert: Die Grafik beschreibt wie Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Umwelt voneinander abhängen. Spezieller Augenmerk liegt auf dem Machtverhältnis zwischen den einzelnen Einheiten: Ohne die Gesellschaft kann keine Wirtschaft existieren und ohne die Umwelt kann keine Gesellschaft existieren. Pavan Sukhdev [...]
