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.
Why do degrowth scholars use the word "decolonise" to discuss the process of changing the growth imaginary? Isn’t decolonisation about undoing the historical colonisation of land, languages and minds? How do these two uses of the word relate? This blog post is the result from a discussion held between some participants at a Degrowth Summer School in August 2017. While some parts of this blog...
Dieser Text ist eine gekürzte Fassung des Beitrages zur Jugendumweltbewegung für „Degrowth in Bewegung(en)“ Wir sind beide langjährig mit der BUNDjugend ehren- beziehungsweise hauptamtlich verbunden und sprechen daher vor allem für diesen verbandsgeprägten und organisierten Teil der Jugendumweltbewegung. Gleichzeitig fühlen wir uns als Teil der Degrowth-Bewegung. Dieser Text ist eine subjekti...
By Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon Is the world going through an environmental crisis? If yes, who has caused it and where does the onus to remedy it lie? If one is to go by the policy debates and outcomes worldwide, the existence of a crisis seems established, the attribution contested, and the road map for remedies under perpetual review. Each year several international conventions revisit thei...
