Toward Global (Environ)Mental Change - Transformative Art and Cultures of Sustainability Published: February 2, 2012 Publication Series on Ecology 20: The global crisis of unsustainability is not only a crisis of the hardware of civilization, it is also a crisis of the software of minds. Therefore we need a global (environ)mental change, that is a transformation process to affect the many relationships between our minds and their environments.
Buen Vivir - A short introduction Published: May 2011 Publication Series on Ecology 17: A short introduction to new concepts for a good life in South America and to nature's rights by Thomas Fatheuer.
Baltic Sea: Developing a Regional Cooperation for Renewables in the Electricity Sector Published: June, 2011 Publication Series on Ecology 15: In this paper we take a closer look at a region that could be a pioneer for regional cooperation in the EU: the Baltic Sea Region. As the first region with a European Union regional cooperation initiative and with a long-lasting tradition of cooperation, this region could play an essential role in showing the EU the way forward by sharing their large potential of diverse renewable energy sources.
Marginal Oil: What is driving oil companies dirtier and deeper? Published: May 2011 This paper is a document that describes the drivers behind marginal oil investments and gives an overview of existing and potential projects across the globe. It contains important analysis that should be public knowledge and will productively feed the ongoing debate, from Cancun to Durban to Rio and beyond.
Mental Infrastructures: How Growth Entered the World and Our Souls Published: April 2011 Publication Series on Ecology 14: In light of the recent ecological, financial and economic crisis, criticizing the all-powerful paradigm of economic growth is necessary. But growth as will and representation not only pervades corporate headquarters, stock exchanges and ministries, but also our heads.
A Matter of Principle(s): A Normative Framework for a Global Compact on Public Climate Finance Published: November 2010 Publication Series on Ecology 13: Climate justice requires a fair and equitable sharing of emission reduction targets as well as of financial contributions from public sources, but Copenhagen has not delivered the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement that many hoped for, and the world now seems further away from it than ever.
Climate Change and the Right to Food: A Comprehensive Study Published: December 2009 Publication Series on Ecology 8: Climate change has overwhelming repercussions for international food security and the right to adequate food. Changing weather patterns impact people’s ability to obtain access to sufficient food in many ways: expanding droughts affect crop yields, ocean acidification alters ecosystems and causes fish populations to decrease, and extreme weather conditions destroy entire ecosystems, including the food sources growing within.
Climate Change Violates Human Rights Published: October 2009 Publication Series on Ecology 6: While the nations of the North have been polluting the atmosphere, the effects of climate change are mainly felt among the poorest levels of society in the nations of the South. These peoples are faced with the destruction of their living space, and their already tenuous rights to water, food, housing, and education are further threatened by climate change.
Toward a Transatlantic Green New Deal Published: July 20, 2009 The grave financial and economic crisis that broke into full view in the fall of 2008 has dominated headlines and politics. The imagery of a Green New Deal is important in that it suggests an ambitious approach predicated on the need for strong government action and a decisive break with old policies.
Urban Futures 2030: Urban Development and Urban Lifestyles of the Future Published: June 2009 Publication Series on Ecology 5: The sustainable city of tomorrow faces not only ecological, but also major social challenges, and these are reasons enough to dedicate a conference and this associated compilation to urban development and urban lifestyles of the future.