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.
As much as building walls cannot be the answer to the horrible situation of refugees seeking asylum in Europe, it cannot be the means of choice for protecting national economies either. In the face of a resurgence of sovereigntist and nationalist rhetoric from both the Right and the Left, the French Degrowth Project makes the case for open relocalization as a basis for a new international: By...
By Chandran Nair A seminal paper jointly authored by a dozen international scientists and academics and released in April has created a ripple in the conservation community. It is a lengthy essay but what An Ecomodernist Manifesto says is that accelerated technological progress combined with socio-economic change will 'decouple' human economic pursuit from its impact on the environment. Transl...
Seit einem viertel Jahrhundert ist eine zentrale Auswirkung der Globalisierung vor allem ein sich verschärfender Standortwettbewerb, der durch die geplante transatlantische Freihandelszone zwischen den USA und Europa (TTIP) weiter angeheizt wird. Es ist erklärtes Ziel aller Freihandelszonen, Markträume zu vergrößern und den Marktzugang ausländischer Unternehmen zu verbessern, also mehr Konkurrenz zu schaffen. So wird Konkurrenzfähigkeit [...]
