Climate Crisis
Tim Jackson: Degrowth – How the light gets in
The Entropy Law still matters. CUSP director Tim Jackson responds to Michael Liebreich’s essay on the ‘The secret of eternal growth’. Read here
Sustainability
Austerity
The Left Case Against the EU by Costas Lapavitsas
Book review by Mathew D. Rose Do you have a feeling something is going seriously wrong in the EU with the rise of neo-fascism, inequality, and power of corporations, but cannot quite put your finger […]
Climate Crisis
The Sustainability Agenda: Interview with Jason Hickle
This is a wide-ranging and thought-provoking interview, chock full of fresh thinking on sustainability, poverty and inequality, and the impact of the western-led development agenda across the world. Jason paints an eye-opening picture of the […]
Climate Crisis
The Guardian – The unseen driver behind the migrant caravan: climate change
In Europe we shall have the same problem as people in Africa and the Near East are confronted with the devastation of climate change. Read here
Austerity
Jason Hickel – Degrowth: A Call for Radical Abundance
With climate change completely out of control – and mostly ignored – the discussion concerning “degrowth” will increase in relevance and something we at BRAVE NEW EUROPE are trying to support. If you are new […]
Corruption
Ende Gelaende 2018 – Germany: Hambach coal track and RWE digger blocked
Hambacher Forest: 6,500 activists block mining operations in the Rhineland coalfield, Largest action of civil disobedience of the German climate movement. Read here
Climate Crisis
Andrew Simms and Peter Newell: We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now
Climate breakdown is an imminent threat to humanity. But an international treaty could avert calamity. Read here
Environment
The Guardian – Monsanto trial: judge rejects bid to overturn landmark cancer verdict
This is very mixed news. When things get tough for transnational corporations, the American justice system gets going. Besides, Germany´s pharmaceutical transnational Bayer still has the Trump administration, the Republicans, and of course the Supreme […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment – EU air quality rules are failing, says Court of Auditors
The EU’s air quality laws are failing. That is the conclusion of two reports, one by the EU’s Court of Auditors into ambient air quality standards and monitoring, the other by T&E that shows the […]
Climate Crisis
George Monbiot: As the fracking protesters show, a people’s rebellion is the only way to fight climate breakdown
Our politicians, under the influence of big business, have failed us. As they take the planet to the brink, it’s time for disruptive, nonviolent disobedience Read here