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.
It is great to see an attempt to put degrowth ideas into a straightforward form that can be taken into political debate. However, the selection of points is critical and I am not convinced that this is the right selection. I'll just take issue with two: 1. Zero bank-debts “No bank should lend more than its deposits. Banks cannot be allowed to create money out of thin air, while all the re...
The Journal of Cleaner Production will be issuing a special volume on the topic of technology and degrowth and is looking for interesting scientific contributions. Abstracts of 400 to 500 words can be submitted until 31 August 2015. The special volume aims to both provide 1) a state of the art selection of current discussions of the role of technology within Degrowth in academia and practice an...
Die wachstumskritische Debatte lebt bei den Grünen schon sehr lange. Zuletzt wurde dies in der Vorbereitung auf die Bundestagswahl 2013 deutlich. In einem Mitgliederentscheid wählte die Grüne Basis das Projekt „Neue Indikatoren für Wohlstand und Lebensqualität“ zu einem unserer TOP-Themen. Eine umfassende programmatische Auseinandersetzung mit wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Folgen von dauerhaftem Niedrig- oder Nullwachstum steht [...]
