Camila Moreno, expert on "green" energy in Brazil, gives some demonstrative examples of so called green and clean energy projects and their impact in the Global South. Her input is part of the panel A worldwide energy revolution? which took place at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in September 2014.
Would you like to continue on the topic? Discussions and actions for Climate Justice and Degrowth are continued at the Degrowth Summerschool 2015, for example with the panel discussion "Green growth" vs. "Leave it in the soil!" - the issue of natural resources.
How a feminist degrowth approach can alleviate ecological and gender injustices Is it possible to reconcile sustainable development, a fair distribution of both paid and unpaid work among genders, and an economic strategy based on growth? In our article “The Monetized Economy versus Care and the Environment? Degrowth Perspectives on Reconciling an Antagonism”, a contribution to the 2018 Femini...
By Kiran Pereira If you want to know the ‘most consumed raw material on earth’ look no further! Sand and gravel have overtaken even water on this front. Yet, not many people would think about sand unless they wanted to go on holiday to a beach! This resource exerts a hegemony that is unrivalled. From the mundane to the mystical, the uses of sand are far too numerous to list exhaustively here. ...
Auf twitter, im Hörsaal und im Feuilleton hat das „andere Wirtschaften“ Konjunktur. Es soll Vieles zugleich leisten: das Wachstumsparadigma ablösen und den Marktfundamentalismus. Die vielfältigen Bedürfnisse der Menschen befriedigen, die Umwelt schonen und dem Einzelnen Entfaltungsmöglichkeiten bieten. Während in Seminaren und Talkshows diskutiert wird, öffnen Labore und Nischen, Bauernhöfe und...
