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.
“When you told your friends and family you were going to a degrowth gathering, they asked, ‘What is degrowth?’ How did you respond?” The 2018 degrowUS gathering from September 28-30 2018 in Chicago began with this question. The first day’s thirty-odd attendees wrote their responses on sticky notes as they scraped the last bites of lunch off the dishes the event’s organizers had told them to ...
The fifth international Degrowth Conference is over, the call to host the sixth has been opened. A lot could be said about the conference, yet I do not intend to give a comprehensive overview, nor examine how it stands in relation with the former conferences. Instead, I want to share five aspects of the conference, which I found particularly insightful. 1. A Degrowth Conference in Hungary? ...
Die Initiative LebensLernOrte ist ein von der Sinn-Stiftung initiiertes und mit Partnern getragenes Netzwerk. Ihr Ziel ist es, Menschen mit Erfahrungsräumen ‘gelebter Zukunft’ in Verbindung zu bringen und Lernprozesse zu begleiten. Jonathan Klodt arbeitet als Koordinator des Netzwerks LebensLernOrte. Auch mit ihm haben wir ein Interview geführt, das fiktiv im Jahre 2030, in einer Zeit [...]
