Green Transition

Green energy transition is essential in Poland, but an increasingly polarised political landscape presents a challenge. An interview with Miłka Stępień.

Could a proposal to get people actively involved in the green transition trump the basic income?

While green tech promises to save the planet through connectivity, the digital economy’s material demands are increasingly unsustainable.

Despite optimistic belief, technology is no panacea for Earth’s crisis. A review of Guillaume Pitron’s The Rare Metals War.

From working time reduction and circular economy to basic income, the right choices could make the future of work fair and secure for all.

Now the economy has overshot key ecological limits, more sustainable social protection systems that do not depend on environmentally destructive forms of work must be found.

Trade unionist Philippe Pochet on changing perspectives on climate change and transition within organised labour and the essential and challenging task of working with Greens.

Françoise Gollain draws on the work of André Gorz, a key thinker of political ecology, to reflect on the meaning of ‘work’ and its centrality in society.

Ghent is the first city in the world to enjoy a commons expert to enshrine cooperation and communal ownership into its very structures.

We spoke to the Secretary-General of ICLEI, a global network of cities and local actors working together against threats such as climate change.