Monthly Archives: October 2021

Eco-friendly sex: What is it and how does it impact on climate change? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59046518 Now that I have your attention, beyond the environmental impact of plastic, fossil fuel based condoms, this article also raises another point where sex and the … Continue reading →

Wealthy countries are vowing to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas while making no such commitments at home. https://undark.org/2021/10/19/pulling-funding-for-fossil-fuel-projects-in-africa-is-unjust/ BY BENJAMIN ATTIA & MORGAN BAZILIAN 10.19.2021 Video gamers in California consume more electricity than entire nations. The average Tanzanian used … Continue reading →

(Re)introduction: Degrowth as a Revolutionary Process Degrowth is a corrective prescription for the Global North, not the Global South. Degrowth targets the “externally conceived and managed growth-driven projects of private and government entities, from national to international levels.”[1] Driven by … Continue reading →

C.J. Polychroniou (CJP): Since the idea of a Green New Deal entered into public consciousness, the debate about climate emergency is becoming increasingly polarized between those advocating ‘green growth’ and those arguing in support of ‘degrowth’. What exactly does ‘degrowth’ … Continue reading →

Indigenous communities have their own experts and ways of knowing. Here’s how people are working to bring them together with Western science to tackle the climate emergency By Charnel Anderson – Published on Sep 30, 2021 https://www.tvo.org/article/what-are-indigenous-knowledge-systems-and-how-can-they-help-fight-climate-change

This is the first international master’s fully dedicated on research and policy for degrowth. The faculty consists of researchers devoting their work on degrowth-related areas and they will share and discuss their latest research with students. Participants will have the … Continue reading →