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.
One of the most controversially discussed key tracks during the 5th International Degrowth Conference 2016 in Budapest was “Degrowth and other social movements”. Can degrowth be considered a movement? Does degrowth embrace all kinds of movements struggling for a sustainable future? On one hand, the notion of “degrowth movement(s)” was rigorously criticized for fragmenting the political struggle...
Von Dorothee Häußermann In diesem Jahr gibt einen Tag mehr als sonst. Da die Erde sich nicht exakt in 365 mal 24 Stunden um ihre eigene Achse dreht, sondern etwas länger braucht, geben wir ihr alle vier Jahre einen Extra-Tag, um die verbummelte Zeit aufzuholen - damit der menschengemachte Kalender wieder mit den physikalischem Abläufen zusammenpasst. Das Schaltjahr (engl: „leap year“) erinnert...
By Lyda Fernanda Forero There is an increasing consensus on the need and urgency to tackle climate change and its consequences. This consensus is reinforced by the human and environmental disasters (tragedies) that occur every year due to extreme climate events, such as the typhoons of growing intensity including Haiyan(2013) in the Philippines or the hurricanes that devastate Central America....
