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.
What is capitalism? A kind of state? An institution? Some values? A power structure? Ideology? A Culture? What governs capitalism? Supply and demand Invisible hand Enclosure of land The drive to expand Market mechanism Class schism Racism The moral virtue of productivism. Innovation! Invest! Impress! Progress! Entrepreneurial quest for Technological success in Pursuit ...
Collaborative creation written down by Constanza Hepp Powered by hardcore conviction, Cooperide is a bloc that will travel from Copenhagen to Paris for COP21, starting November 14. A total of 1400 kilometres in 22 days. And we will do it by bike. Why bike? Simple answer: biking is an autonomous means of transportation free of direct CO2 emissions. It is good for the body and soul, it makes us ...
Ausschreibung von zwei Promotionsstipendien der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Fragen sozial-ökologischer Transformation und sozialer Reproduktion bilden derzeit einen Arbeitsschwerpunkt der Stiftung. Die wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungsgegenstände der zu fördernden Promotionsvorhaben sollten schwerpunktmäßig in Europa bzw. in Lateinamerika liegen und globale Fragen ausgehend von diesen beiden Kontinenten in den Blick nehmen. Denkbare Beispiele wären Komplementaritäten des Ressourcen-Extraktivismus in Lateinamerika mit einer auf [...]
