Who Benefits from False Climate Solutions? Published: 13 September 2019 By distracting from real imperatives, unfeasible solutions to climate change, such as geoengineering, allow the climate crisis to continue to escalate, disproportionately affecting those who have contributed the least to the problem. The truth is that no technological silver bullet can save us from ourselves. By Karin Nansen on Project Syndicate
Michael’s Story: Where is Your Museum? Everywhere! Published: 12 September 2019 In times when discriminatory and derogatory language is still a daily routine in many countries, exhibitions showcasing same-sex desire or other non-normative life paths are crucial to re-write our own history. A museum in Colombia without formal museum space offers its own contribution. By Michael Andrés Forero Parra
Sumitra's Story: Enter the Archive – Experience the Closet! Published: 12 September 2019 The Closet is a space that is both safe, a site of trauma as well as a construct which ‘needs’ to be broken out of. Placing the Closet in a gallery is an attempt to create a pocket of space that allows outsiders entry into its cruel existence. By Sumitra Sunder
Houssem’s Story: How to make Wikipedia more queer in all languages? Published: 12 September 2019 Wikipedia has a limited amount of content directly or indirectly related to LGBTI+ topics. Moreover, this content is not available in all languages and therefore not accessible for people around the world. The Write for rights project sought to redeem this situation. By Houssem Abida
Land Degradation Neutrality Fund Published: 27 September 2019 The fund is supposed to contribute to sustainable land use but is run by a financial asset company and poses substantial risks for peasant farmers. By Jutta Kill
How do we define Amazonia? Published: 7 October 2020 Commentary Amazonia means many things to different people. Below is an overview of what Amazonia is, who lives here and why such large areas of it are being slashed and burned. By Thomas Fatheuer
‘Taking an Ethical Stand’: Moral Principles and Colonial Logics in Feminist Foreign Policy Published: 28 August 2019 Analysis A feminist foreign policy is associated with being ethical, principled and visionary, yet a government’s actions based on Western standards and values can easily come across as moral superiority or even racism when it comes to other countries. By Fiona Robinson
How feminist is the Swedish feminist foreign policy? Published: 28 August 2019 Analysis A feminist approach to security is based on understanding and increasing human security, and promoting preventive methods including disarmament and arms control. It cannot be used only when it suits a state’s national interests, and ignored when it doesn’t. By Gabriella Irsten
Green Climate Fund squandering scarce climate funds by financing REDD+ Published: 26 August 2019 Despite over a billion US dollars for pilot initiatives by multilateral agencies and subsidies for private sector REDD+ projects and research programmes over the past 15 years, REDD+ has not fulfilled its promise of being a silver bullet in the fight against deforestation: global forest loss continues at alarming rates. By Jutta Kill
A Geoengineering Trojan Horse Published: 19 August 2019 For fossil-fuel companies, the promise of geoengineering is the ideal excuse to continue with business as usual. Rather than allow the industry to continue to act in its own interest, the world must establish a strong, democratic regulatory mechanism, which includes the option to ban certain technologies outright. By Silvia Ribeiro on Project Syndicate