http://www.degrowthindiainitiative.org/We are very excited that there's now a promising degrowth-iniatiative in India. The Degrowth-India initiative and blog aims at re-politicizing the Indian debate on the much needed socio-ecological transformation. A press-article about the kick-off of the initiative is available here. If you're interested in the further development of the debate, stay tuned in!
6 Thesen zur laufenden Debatte um den Kohleausstieg in Umwelt- & Klimabewegung Die Debatte um den klimapolitisch notwendigen Kohleausstieg wird seit Jahren ohne Ergebnis geführt. Die Politik duckt sich bisher aus Angst vor den Reaktionen aus den betroffenen Regionen weg. Sie ignoriert dabei, dass die jahrelange Verzögerung der aktiven Gestaltung des Strukturwandels die Ausgangslage de...
Since the very beginning of modern growth-critique, starting with the publication of the report „Limits to Growth“ in 1972, the mainstream response to this critique has always been: “Well, we can grow the limits by making things ever more efficient”. Now, with the shiny user interface of the ongoing digital revolution, the holy grail of the efficiency revolution gets yet another new finish: By ...
By Joanna Cabello Climate justice is a relatively new term. Being a key concept in the Degrowth in Action – Climate Justice Summer School 2015, it is important here to expand upon the different understandings of, and some of the debates surrounding, the term ‘climate justice’ – though of course no single understanding is right or wrong, and no group can lay claim to a particular concept. Alt...