Monthly Archives: September 2021

Degrowth is a subject of global debate. For obvious environmental reasons, few still believe that infinite growth is possible in our finite world. The ‘always more’model of our unequal, productivist, consumerist society is reaching its limits. Advocates of degrowth claim … Continue reading →

THE DAM BREAKS — Academic endowments are entering a new normal after Harvard University, the richest school in the world, said it would divest from fossil fuels. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2021/09/28/harvard-cracks-and-a-dam-breaks-494502

Greta Thunberg has excoriated global leaders over their promises to address the climate emergency, dismissing them as “blah, blah, blah”. Carbon emissions are on track to rise by 16% by 2030, according to the UN, rather than fall by half, … Continue reading →

Earlier this month, the Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International released a new report entitled Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon. The report analyzes the impact Indigenous resistance to fossil fuel projects in the United States and Canada has had on … Continue reading →

The world’s food system costs trillions in poor health and ecological damage. On World Food Day, governments and researchers must commit to more-regular audits of these unseen expenses. Photo of a pile of carrots: One-third of food does not need … Continue reading →

Spain’s growing energy cooperative movement has received a boost after the government announced that some of the latest allocation of renewable energy will be in small lots, rather than large tranches that only big energy companies can afford. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/01/spains-energy-cooperatives-lead-charge-to-exploit-solar-power