By Rupert Read, Wolfgang Knorr, Resilience.org
Because the so-called ‘emergency’ isn’t going to solve it for us. Moreover, it isn’t going to get ‘solved’ as such at all. The start of the new beginning we need, is to admit that we have failed. And then seek, everywhere, and together, a real way forward.
By Aaron White, Olúfémi O. Táíwò, Open Democracy
In his new book, ‘Reconsidering Reparations,’ Táíwò maintains that the legacy of colonialism and slavery has led to the current crises of environmental collapse and racial injustice. To build a just world, the scale of the solution must match the problem.
By Daisy Dunne, Simon Evans, Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
The government’s energy security strategy, released in full on Thursday afternoon, is shaped by ambitious – yet vague – promises for nuclear power and offshore wind, with little mention of new measures for energy efficiency or onshore wind.
By Alexandre C Köberle, Toon Vandyck, Celine Guivarch, Joeri Rogelj, Carbon Brief
The “cost” of cutting greenhouse gas emissions is often used to argue that tackling climate change is expensive. But this provides a skewed image to policymakers and stakeholders.
By John Berry Gallagher, The Conversation
While we’re all ready for some good news on climate, there is nearly always a “but” in science. Our new research has identified a major overlooked issue. Is it significant? Unfortunately, yes.
By Tara Lohan, The Revelator
Treeline, a new book by Ben Rawlence, explains how climate change is causing far-reaching shifts in one of our most important ecosystems.
By Ted Franklin, System Change not Climate Change
At a time when the entire world needs to focus on radical climate policy changes, Putin has thrust us into a war that might be as existentially dire as the climate crisis.
By Green European Journal Staff, Nicola Countouris, Green European Journal
We need new measures, both pre-distributive and re-distributive, that reflect the new inequalities that have emerged from the pandemic and that allow us to tackle the great challenge ahead: climate change. Tackling climate change demands the redistribution of resources and power.
By Stan Cox, Larry Edwards, Resilience.org
We have found that among climate scientists and politicians, advocacy for a direct fossil fuel phase-out with adaptation through resource allocation and rationing, is very rare indeed. That’s why we found the Oireachtas hearing so encouraging.
By Helen Camakaris, This View of Life
It is apparent that our focus should not only be on solving climate change, but should also address other planetary boundaries, and perhaps even democratic renewal, but in every case, we need the means of transitioning from an unsatisfactory system to a better one that focuses on our strengths, and mitigates against our psychological shortcomings.
By Shrishtee Bajpai, Ashish Kothari, Global Tapestry of Alternatives
As we've seen, the few environmental movements that have succeeded in the long run are almost all built around certain ideas of the relationship between humans and certain spaces.
By Julia Steinberger, Medium.com
I recently had an extraordinary and rare experience, as an academic, activist and citizen: I participated in a victorious movement.