How Far Can We Get Without Flying?
I’m a climate scientist who doesn’t fly…I’d assumed that electricity and driving were my largest sources of emissions. Instead, it turned out that the 50,000 miles I’d flown that year.
Peter Kalmus
Talking Grass, Soil, Hope
Courtney White and host Alex Wise discuss the profound impact that could result from some simple changes in ranching and farming practices
My Journey Towards Degrowth
Setting aside some of my big ambitions — studying, writing, trying to amass twitter followers — to simply move slowly evolved my understanding of how to degrow.
Everyone Talks about Volkswagen, but the Real Question is Hardly Ever Touched
In average, the production of a car causes as many emissions as its (petrol-fuelled) usage over the whole lifetime.
Cooperide – the Privilege of Time or the Performance of Change
Powered by hardcore conviction, Cooperide is a bloc that will travel from Copenhagen to Paris for COP21, starting November 14.
The Decoupling Debate: Can Economic Growth Really Continue Without Emission Increases?
Most ecological economists argue that continued economic growth is incompatible with ecological safety.
Only Degrowth can be a Credible Answer to Europe’s Current Refugee Situation
Tens of thousands are currently coming to Europe, hoping for a better future.
Rethinking Degrowth: Islamic Perspectives
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.
Degrowth & the Climate Crisis – from a Climate Justice Perspective
There is an increasing consensus on the need and urgency to tackle climate change and its consequences.
Futureproofing America with a Yardfarming Revolution
So how do we create new jobs, rebuild local economies, bring back local agriculture, and make societies more resilient to climate change and potential disruptions in global food trade?
Sowing Seeds of Strength: Farmers of Color Tell Their Stories
“The chosen story for people of color in agriculture seems to play out on repeat, reducing our agrarian identity to slavery or farm labor and summing up our communities as deserts in need of water and food. But I know our story is so much richer than that.”
Fermenting Change
Revived in workshops and community kitchens, fermentation has become one of the many “reskilling” projects taking place in grassroots cultures from Europe to the United States in response to economic and environmental drivers.