Climate politics is facing a backlash. New conflicts are emerging and unresolved dilemmas resurfacing around the costs and opportunities of the green transition. The sourcing of critical materials, the deployment of renewables, the management of climate adaptation, reforms in agriculture and food policy, and contrasting narratives on migration and the future of mobility are just a few of the fault lines dividing societies. This edition sets out to map how these competing visions are reshaping politics locally, in Europe, and around the world.
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From national leaders calling for a pause to the European Green Deal to the online Right’s re-invention of the “15-minute city” as an authoritarian project for social control, the signs of an anti-green backlash are growing. Compared to the heady days of the Green Wave, it is clear that green politics in Europe has entered a new phase.
Read moreEconomist Lucas Chancel explains why the welfare state must be readied for climate change.
Read moreRosa Martínez Rodríguez spoke with Héctor Tejero about the backlash against renewables in Spain.
Read moreFood expert Jeroen Candel on the farmers’ protests that have reshaped Dutch politics.
Read moreCelia Fernández examines the new face of social justice in the summer heat of the European city.
Read moreFor philosopher Nikolaj Schultz, the fight for a liveable future is the new class struggle.
Read moreEdouard Gaudot looks back on the Gilets jaunes to ask how ecology can find its form in popular movements.
Read moreMarie-Monique Franssen speaks to the communities at the frontlines of the global lithium frenzy.
Read morePredrag Momčilović asks who will benefit from the extraction of Serbia's bountiful reserves of lithium.
Read moreAI specialist Kate Crawford uncovers the earthly underpinnings of the digital realm.
Read moreJournalist Gaia Vince calls for political leadership to pre-empt and manage the great migrations of the 21st century.
Read moreThe battle for the future of Russia has planetary dimensions, argues Martin Vrba.
Read moreWith the European Green Deal, the EU falls into a pattern of relations based on exploitation with Africa, risking to further sour relations.
Read moreWhen do environmental conflicts turn violent? How are military and environmental conflicts related?
Read moreArmed conflicts and military activities can be highly destructive for the environment.
Read moreHow the mad rush for precious minerals and gold is sowing seeds of conflict in Ghana.
Read moreThe key role of rare earths' exploitation in the war in Ukraine
Read moreThe health of the ocean is central in the protection of the planet. But a rushed green light to deep-sea mining can put it at risk.
Read moreWhat will a just transition mean for Europe’s automotive industry amid growing market competition between the EU, the US, and China?
Read moreOn one side, a political party looking for a people. On the other, a people struggling to find a political outlet. In between, an unfolding climate crisis.
Read moreThe fight against climate catastrophe brings together many currents of thought, from a more reformist environmentalism to a more radical ecology.
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