We all use models in daily life to explain our environment. An example: I assume that a tree will grow provided it has sufficient water, nutrients and sun. I am using a simple model here, without understanding the nitty-gritty – what exactly happens in the roots, stem, leaves and cells. Thinking in models is not only useful to understand our world, but also to solve problems. Let’s assume the ...
Camila Moreno, expert on "green" energy in Brazil, gives some demonstrative examples of so called green and clean energy projects and their impact in the Global South. Her input is part of the panel A worldwide energy revolution? which took place at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in September 2014. Would you like to continue on the topic? Discussions and actions for Climate Justice and D...
Von Christiane Kliemann Kurz vor der wichtigsten UN Klimakonferenz nach dem Scheitern von Kopenhagen nimmt die internationale Klimabewegung Fahrt auf: Der Widerstand gegen den Abbau fossiler Energieträger wächst und mit der erstarkenden globalen Divestment-Bewegung wächst auch der Druck, Gelder von fossilen Energien abzuziehen und stattdessen in Erneuerbare zu investieren. Erfolgsgeschichten v...
