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.
In October 2016, the FEMSA Foundation launched the XII Biennial of visual arts in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. For the first time in its 22 years of existence, this internationally well-known biennial has included a parallel curatorial program to articulate diverse pieces into a single discourse: The poetics of degrowth. How to live better with less? This novel project enhances new critica...
Dieser Text ist eine gekürzte Fassung des Beitrages zur Jugendumweltbewegung für „Degrowth in Bewegung(en)“ Wir sind beide langjährig mit der BUNDjugend ehren- beziehungsweise hauptamtlich verbunden und sprechen daher vor allem für diesen verbandsgeprägten und organisierten Teil der Jugendumweltbewegung. Gleichzeitig fühlen wir uns als Teil der Degrowth-Bewegung. Dieser Text ist eine subjekti...
By Fabian Scheidler In the face of climate change, financial crises and mass poverty, a growing number of people agree that we need a fundamental social-ecological transformation that includes all areas of society. Luckily, a huge variety of concepts and practices for such transformation already exists. These, however, have not yet been able to leave their niches. Why is this so difficult? Are...
