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MMT Conference 2019 – MMT and the Green New Deal (Part 1)
Introduction – Dirk Ehnts (0:49) 2. Fadhel Kaboub (7:58) 3. Maggie Dickinson (23:01)
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Bill McGuire – Rising seas and Extinction Rebellion: policing the wrong problem
You might be able to police a protest, but you can’t arrest a rising tide. Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL, and a co-director of the New Weather Institute. His current […]
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Climate Analytics – Not Even the Bare Minimum: Unpacking Germany’s 2030 Climate Package
We all know that Germany’s Climate Package is a disaster. Climate Analytics was so kind as to give us a deep insight into its shortcomings. By Robert Brecha, Bill Hare, Carl–Friedrich Schleussner, Andrzej Ancygier On […]
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Richard Murphy – After Extinction Rebellion There Will Still be a Need for a Green New Deal
It is high time for this discussion to begin publicly and we thank Richard for having the courage to do so. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. […]
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Alexandra Strickner, Kai J. Lingnau and Valentin Schwarz – The Future of the EU: Soldiers, Barbed Wire and Surveillance
An arms build-up, barriers at the borders, and spurious climate policy measures will dominate EU policy over the next few years. The far right failed to make the gains many expected at the European elections, […]
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Matt Perry: Unions Can – and Will – Play a Leading Role in Tackling the Climate Crisis
Worradirek/Shutterstock Matt Perry, Newcastle University How did a billionaire win over coal miners in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to become president? Three words: “Trump digs coal”. By linking deindustrialisation and the decline of working communities […]
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Mike Small – Why Aggressive Media Attacks on Extinction Rebellion Should Concern Everyone
We are posting this as it is uncanny – and probably no coincidence – that the arguments being used by British media to attack proponents and activists of the Climate Crisis movement are the same […]
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Transport & Environment – Von der Leyen’s ‘One In, One Out’ Policy ‘Incompatible’ with Climate Efforts
If anyone was wondering why Germany was so insistent in placing Ms von der Leyen in this office needs only read this article and the news that Germany is giving up on its climate targets. […]
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Labour Heartlands: EU leaders fail to commit to climate neutrality by 2050
Despite there been more Green MEP’s in the European parliament than at any time the EU roll back on its promise climate neutral by 2050 Read here
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Fourways Review: Berlin backs off climate targets as protests heat up
Opposition leaders and environment activists condemned German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government Monday for watering down a new climate protection law, as “Extinction Rebellion” protestors blocked traffic in Berlin. Read here