Camila Moreno, expert on "green" energy in Brazil, gives some demonstrative examples of so called green and clean energy projects and their impact in the Global South. Her input is part of the panel A worldwide energy revolution? which took place at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in September 2014.
Would you like to continue on the topic? Discussions and actions for Climate Justice and Degrowth are continued at the Degrowth Summerschool 2015, for example with the panel discussion "Green growth" vs. "Leave it in the soil!" - the issue of natural resources.
Ten years ago G20 leaders committed a staggering $5 trillion of public funds to rescue the banks and restore growth during the largest economic contraction in modern times. The economies of an unprecedented number of countries — and their associated environmental footprints — experienced very low growth over the decade that followed. In a recent study published in the Journal of Cleaner Prod...
Aus unserem Projekt Degrowth in Bewegung(en) Wenn Degrowth heißt, dass wir Menschen uns von den Fesseln des Wachstumszwangs befreien müssen, und wenn Commons-Aktivist*innen sich für mehr Commoning in der Welt einsetzen, dann müssen wir uns wohl folgende Fragen stellen: Von welchem Wachstum gilt es sich zu lösen? Wovon brauchen wir mehr? Wie könnte das gehen? Wer setzt sich dafür ein? Auf der ...
By Brototi Roy In recent years, the debate around universal basic income has gained much popularity and coverage. The many successful models of basic income, both universal and targeted such as Alaska, Iran and Brazil (Bolsa ) along with an active movement in many European countries to adopt pilot experiments, made researchers and social workers in India enthusiastic to try out similar studies...
