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.
Why do degrowth scholars use the word "decolonise" to discuss the process of changing the growth imaginary? Isn’t decolonisation about undoing the historical colonisation of land, languages and minds? How do these two uses of the word relate? This blog post is the result from a discussion held between some participants at a Degrowth Summer School in August 2017. While some parts of this blog...
Von Angelika Zahrnt „Postwachstum“ war 2010, als unser Buch Postwachstumsgesellschaft (Seidl, I./Zahrnt, A.) erschien, noch ein völlig unbekannter Begriff. Heute ist Postwachstum zwar in vielen Ländern (erzwungene) Realität, aber diese Situation wird offiziell als vorübergehendes Phänomen eingeschätzt, das mittels der üblichen wachstumsfördernden Maßnahmen überwunden werden soll – mit staatlic...
A Study on Transformative Social Innovation There are numerous grassroots movements and initiatives worldwide with the ambition to contribute to transformative change towards more sustainable, resilient and just societies. Many of them have a specific vision on the economy and relate to alternative visions of a ‘New Economy’. The research project TRANSIT highlights four prominent strands of ne...
