A change of course. On the road to a climate-just world
Is it utopian to insist on a good life for all in the face of the climate crisis? No more unrealistic than the utopia of endless growth on a finite planet on the backs of the weakest - which is the direction in which we are currently heading. The publication “A change of course. On the road to a climate-just world” describes ways to create a sustainable world worth living in for everyone - and exposes false hopes and dangerous false solutions.
Authors: Verena Kern, Susanne Schwarz
With contribution and editorial assistance from: Susann Scherbarth, Linda Schneider, Anika Schroeder, Johanna Sydow
Translation: Christopher Hay
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Table of contents
A change of course is urgently needed (p. 4/5)
We have the solutions (p. 6)
Dangerous distractions (p. 7)
Down from the climate debt mountain (p. 8)
Carbon offsetting: dubious accounting tricks (p. 9)
A world without coal, oil and gas (p. 10)
CO2 burial? No thanks! (p. 11)
Energy for people, by people (p. 12)
Nuclear power: high-risk and costly (p. 13)
A circular economy: from excess to enough (p. 14)
Resource consumption: more of the same (p. 15)
Industry within planetary boundaries (p. 16)
Hydrogen: between hope, hype and risk (p. 17)
Mobility for everyone (p. 18)
Electromobility: only part of the solution (p. 19)
Nature: Don't wreck it - respect it! (p. 20)
When only carbon counts (p. 21)
Agroecology: food security and climate action (p. 22)
Climate-smart agriculture by major corporations (p. 23)
Geoengineering: manipulating the climate (p. 24/25)
Together for a climate-just world (p. 26/27)