Environmental and Ecological Justice

Nobel prize-winning economics of climate change is misleading and dangerous – here’s why

Steve Keen, UCL While climate scientists warn that climate change could be catastrophic, economists such as 2018 Nobel prize winner William Nordhaus assert that it will be nowhere near as damaging. In a 2018 paper published after he was awarded the prize, Nordhaus claimed that 3°C of warming would reduce global GDP by just 2.1%, …

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Africa’s Pandemic Response Calls for Reclaiming Economic and Monetary Sovereignty: An Open Letter

1 Comment / Current Events, Economic Justice, Environmental and Ecological Justice / By Fadhel Kaboub

The African Economic and Monetary Sovereignty initiative began almost three years ago in preparation for the first conference on The Quest for Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa, which was held in Tunis (November 6-9, 2019). An edited volume from the conference will be published by Pluto Press (2021), and a second edition of the conference will take …

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The appallingly bad neoclassical economics of climate change

Leave a Comment / Economic Justice, Environmental and Ecological Justice / By Steve Keen

Abstract Forecasts by economists of the economic damage from climate change have been notably sanguine, compared to warnings by scientists about damage to the biosphere. This is because economists made their own predictions of damages, using three spurious methods: assuming that about 90% of GDP will be unaffected by climate change, because it happens indoors; …

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Let’s Make Sure We Get The Green New Deal Right

Leave a Comment / Economic Justice, Environmental and Ecological Justice / By Real Progressives

Book Review: Apocalypse Drift by Joe Nobody

Environmental and Ecological Justice, Published, Reviews / By Julie Aberding

You might even pick up a few valuable survival tips!

Fridays For Future

Leave a Comment / Environmental and Ecological Justice, Event, Policy Essay, Published / By Claudine Harrington

While most Americans were passing out from food comas after a heartwarming Thanksgiving Day dinner on Thursday night in the US, it was already Friday, the 29th of November here in South Australia, and we were striking in front of SA’s Parliament House as part of Fridays for Future.

Flint Part 2, Environmental Racism and Economic Disparities: Could the Green New Deal Have Protected the Residents of Flint?

Leave a Comment / Environmental and Ecological Justice, Policy Essay, Published / By Sara Kaczmarek

In Flint, Part 1, we looked at what happened in Flint, Michigan, and the state government measures that highly impacted the residents. We continue now with part 2, which looks at the environmental racism and economic disparities and asks whether the Green New Deal could have protected the city.

The Road to Harrisburg: Behind the Scenes of an Event That Almost Didn’t Happen

Leave a Comment / Environmental and Ecological Justice, Event, Our Community, Policy Essay, Published / By Rose Ann Rabiola Miele

Activism is about more than huge rallies. It’s about doing what you can – with the resources you have – to carry the truth to the people. This is one activist’s boots-on-the-ground account of pulling together a local event.

A Green New Tomorrow: A Survival Guide with Rohan Grey

Leave a Comment / Environmental and Ecological Justice, Podcast, Published / By Virginia Cotts

In part 2 of our interview Rohan Grey talks about debt, public banking, the Green New Deal, and the job guarantee. He dispels some notions about robots and the UBI. (Podcast)

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