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 left's strange bedfellows Over a year ago I lived in Barcelona, where I was lucky enough to witness a social movement—in large part fuelled by cooperatives, squats, and other autonomous spaces—win the mayoral elections. I had spent the year being involved with a group that studies and advocates ‘degrowth’—the idea that we must downscale production and consumption to have a more equitable s...
Dieser Text ist eine gekürzte Fassung des Attac-Beitrags für "Degrowth in Bewegung(en)" Als Attac Ende der 90er-Jahre gegründet wurde, schien das Dogma der Alternativlosigkeit gesellschaftlicher Verhältnisse festzustehen. Auch viele Menschen, die mit diesen Verhältnissen keineswegs einverstanden waren, konnten sich ihre Überwindung kaum vorstellen. Deshalb war die Botschaft, eine andere Welt s...
With the "Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change" published by the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium earlier this month, another world religion has expressed heavy concerns about the pursuit of relentless economic growth. Professor Odeh Al Jayyousi, one of the members of the Symposium, had attended our summer school on degrowth and climate justice right before the symposium a...
