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.
The 6th International Degrowth Conference finished on Saturday, the 25th of August with a demonstration under the rain in the center of Malmö. Typical weather for the end of August in Sweden, and very welcomed after the past worryingly dry months. The subtitle 'Dialogues in Turbulent Times' would summarize the week quite well. The strangely hot summer experienced by all of us was frequently ...
In a recently published article in Nature Climate Change, Jeroen van den Bergh argues that neither degrowth nor green-growth strategies might lead to sufficient climate action and hence makes the case for a third option which he calls “agrowth”. While the understanding of degrowth reflected in the article can certainly be disputed – it comes across as mainly targeting a shrinking GDP – his conc...
Wirtschaftswachstum ist einerseits ein klar definierter Begriff der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, andererseits ein ideologischer Kampfbegriff: Wer sich nicht vorauseilend von Wachstum distanziert, gilt als Betonkopf, weil Wachstum mit Ressourcenverbrauch und -schädigung gleichgesetzt wird. Übersehen wird dabei, dass auch „Null-Wachstum“ oder sogar wirtschaftliche Schrumpfung mit zunehmender Schädigung der Umwelt verbunden sein können, dann nämlich, wenn sich Produktionsstrukturen verschieben. [...]
