Leben im Bauwagen von Marc Menningmann auf Vimeo Der Fotograf Nico Baumgarten öffnete während der Degrowth Konferenz in Leipzig seinen Bauwagen für Passant_Innen. Wer wollte, konnte sich einen Eindruck von seiner Lebensweise machen und seine Fotoserie "Welcome Home" anschauen, die sich mit alternativen Wohnformen beschäftigt. Im Film erzählt er, was ihn zu dieser Aktion motiviert hat, und beschreibt die Reaktion der Menschen.
What could an alliance of techies and greens bring for a social, democratic and ecological future? The conference "Bits and Trees" ("Bits & Bäume" in German), which took place in Berlin on November 17th and 18th of this year, tried to shed light on this question. It brought together around 1.700 people interested and organized around digitalization and sustainability. Merely the name of ...
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...
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...
