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.
Historical roots of current debates on sustainable degrowth The future of economic growth is one of the decisive challenges of the twenty-first century. Though beginning at different times in different places, during the last two centuries, overall global economic growth has profoundly transformed life of humans and of the rest of nature. Today, societies, economies, and cultures are essentia...
In October 2016, the FEMSA Foundation launched the XII Biennial of visual arts in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. For the first time in its 22 years of existence, this internationally well-known biennial has included a parallel curatorial program to articulate diverse pieces into a single discourse: The poetics of degrowth. How to live better with less? This novel project enhances new critica...
Von Christiane Kliemann Nach sechs Tagen mit Workshops, Diskussionen, praktischen Aktivitäten und viel Spaß ist die Sommerschule zu Degrowth und Klimagerechtigkeit auf dem rheinischen Klimacamp nun zu Ende. Unter dem Slogan "Degrowth Konkret" wurden die eher theoretischen Ideen von Degrowth auf konkrete Aktionen wie den Widerstand gegen Braunkohleabbau zugespitzt. Darüber hinaus bot das Camp d...
