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.
At the COP24 conference in Poland, countries are aiming to finalise the implementation plan for the 2015 Paris Agreement. The task has extra gravity in the wake of the recent IPCC report declaring that we have just 12 years to take the action needed to limit global warming to that infamous 1.5ᵒC target. Although the conference itself is open to selected state representatives only, many see t...
It is great to see an attempt to put degrowth ideas into a straightforward form that can be taken into political debate. However, the selection of points is critical and I am not convinced that this is the right selection. I'll just take issue with two: 1. Zero bank-debts “No bank should lend more than its deposits. Banks cannot be allowed to create money out of thin air, while all the re...
Constanze Kurz und Frank Rieger sind Sprecher des „Chaos Computer Club“ in Berlin. Für ihr gemeinsames Buch mit dem schönen Titel „Arbeitsfrei“ (Riemann Verlag, München Oktober 2013) haben sie einen erheblichen Rechercheaufwand auf sich genommen. Sie waren auf Bauernhöfen, in Fabriken, in Erdölraffinierien und haben sich in selbstfahrenden Autos kutschieren lassen; um zu beobachten, was [...]
