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.
As much as building walls cannot be the answer to the horrible situation of refugees seeking asylum in Europe, it cannot be the means of choice for protecting national economies either. In the face of a resurgence of sovereigntist and nationalist rhetoric from both the Right and the Left, the French Degrowth Project makes the case for open relocalization as a basis for a new international: By...
By Ashish Kothari, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta André Reichel’s very thoughtful piece ‘Retaking sustainable development for degrowth’ raises several very important issues. We start by acknowledging that we and Reichel are clearly on the same page in criticizing current models of ‘growth’ including in its ‘green’ and ‘eco-modernist’ forms. We concur also on the need for the world to move...
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 [...]
