People displaced by climate change is already a humanitarian crisis, and there is little reason to doubt that it will far surpass current violent conflicts in terms of numbers of people displaced. Climate change is occurring today, making certain places dangerous or impossible to inhabit. Since 2008, an average of 24 million people have been…
Tag: Environment
No place to hide : The impact of climate change on migration
Extreme weather events driven by climate change, such as the devastating floods in Bangladesh, the recent wildfires in California, or the recurring droughts in the horn of Africa, displace on average 41 people every minute. Climate migrants – people forced to leave their homes due to adverse climate conditions – are the human faces of…
The Age of Aquarius
Many will relate the “Age of Aquarius” with the hippie and/or astrological concept for an exciting and promising future era of happiness and joy soon to come . I will take the licence to use this reference to relate to the arrival of a different Aquarius: a rescue ship run by the French activist group…
Call for a printed edition on commons
The change in Overshoot Day date made us realise how fast our resources were declining. To raise awareness on how important this topic is for (Young) Greens, the Ecosprinter wants to deepen thoughts on commons: their use, their definition, their management etc. If you want to write about commons, give a general opinion on how…
Call for articles: Migration, environment & refugee crisis
As the refugee crisis is still our present and the European Union (EU) is having a more than controversial response to it, we, as a young green journal, want to express our opinion about it. If you want to propose solutions, react to the law that has just been voted by the EU, or if…
The Current Environmental Crisis
There is no doubt that we currently face the widespread destruction of the environment. Today, humans have massively been caught in social as well as environmental destruction as they are at the core of the problem. It is clear that the contemporary environmental crisis is worth considering as it has threatened us over the last…
World Economic Forum: Are the leaders working for us?
Time to rethink our political and economic system I am an environmentalist, but this label has never sat well with me. The term “environmentalist” is of limited use and those who worship at the altar of limitless growth struggle to see past the label – as if being “green” was no more than a fashion…
On GMOs and Global (In)justice
Written by the activists of the FYEG Global Justice Working Group and the FYEG Food Systems and Animal Rights Working Group. This weekend, thousands of people worldwide marched against the multinational biotech corporation Monsanto. 400 cities in more than 40 countries participated with an abundance of protesters showing people power against unethical GMO experiments. GMOs (genetically…
Global Divestment Day: Climate Justice for Environmental Refugees
By Joshua Miguel Makalintal (FYEG, Junge Grüne) 13-14 February marks the world’s first Global Divestment Day. Climate movements worldwide have participated in this weekend’s fight to urge governments and investors to radically divest from fossil fuels. There is no doubt that we are experiencing an unprecedented climate change that threatens the future of the planet…
Youth, full employment and environmental protection
One of the goals of the Lisbon Strategy is to increase EU productivity, through, among other means, full employment. The question is to what extent full employment is feasible in the fight against climate change, given the already extreme need for a both ecological and socially fair development. To answer this question, we should first…