ЗЕЛЕН ЕВРОПСКИ ЖУРНАЛ
Summary
The document is a comprehensive collection of essays and interviews exploring the evolution of green politics. It analyzes the tension between 'green growth' and 'degrowth', the rise of Green parties in Europe, and the intersection of climate action with feminism, labor rights, and geopolitics. Key discussions include the critique of the European Green Deal as 'greenwashing', the impact of lignite mining in Germany, and the role of the 'Green New Deal' in the US as a tool for socio-economic transformation.
Key insights
- Political ecology is currently divided into three main 'tribes' or strategic approaches: green socialism (focused on state intervention and social justice), radical critics of modernization (focused on autonomy and a fundamental break from the industrial project), and an elite technocracy (focused on rapid decarbonization through technology and regulatory bodies).
- The European Green Deal is criticized by some green thinkers as a form of 'greenwashing' because it remains a 'strategy for growth' and relies on the 'illusion' of decoupling GDP growth from CO2 emissions and resource use.
- Ecofeminism argues that the oppression of women and the subordination of nature stem from the same logic found in colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy, suggesting that climate policy must address intersectional injustices to be effective.
- In the United States, the Green New Deal is framed as an 'ecosocialist' project that links climate action with labor rights, housing, and a 'guarantee of work' to ensure a just transition for the working class.
- The 'carbon divide' creates a political polarization where right-wing populists appeal to 'carbon-heavy' regions (such as East Germany or parts of the US) by framing climate policies as an attack on their way of life and economic security.
- In Germany, the expansion of lignite mines like Garzweiler leads to the forced relocation of villages, causing profound emotional and social loss that financial compensation cannot address, and fueling local activism through movements like 'Alle Dörfer Bleiben'.
- The Italian labor movement, specifically the Metalworkers' Federation (FIOM), emphasizes that the ecological transition must be a 'social-ecological' one, where workers have a voice in deciding what is produced and how, rather than simply closing plants.
- Green parties in Northern Europe (Finland and Sweden) have successfully entered government coalitions, though they face challenges in balancing radical environmental goals with the pragmatic requirements of governing and the pressures of block-politics.
- In Poland, green politics has evolved over 40 years, moving from early anti-industrial protests to a current state where ecological issues are central to the political discourse, though Green parties struggle to maintain independence from larger liberal coalitions.
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- Грегор, Ш. М., Хенс, Т., Шарбоние, П., Кеферпуц, Р., Лоран, Е., Шмид, Л., Батистони, А., & Коен, Д. А. (2020). ЗЕЛЕН ЕВРОПСКИ ЖУРНАЛ. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GEJ19_MKD_web.pdf
- Chicago
- Грегор, Шерилин Мек, Тине Хенс, Пјер Шарбоние, Родерик Кеферпуц, Елои Лоран, Лусил Шмид, Алиса Батистони, and Даниел Алдана Коен. ЗЕЛЕН ЕВРОПСКИ ЖУРНАЛ. Green European Journal, 2020. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GEJ19_MKD_web.pdf.
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- BibTeX
- @techreport{2020, author = {Грегор, Шерилин Мек and Хенс, Тине and Шарбоние, Пјер and Кеферпуц, Родерик and Лоран, Елои and Шмид, Лусил and Батистони, Алиса and Коен, Даниел Алдана}, title = {{ЗЕЛЕН ЕВРОПСКИ ЖУРНАЛ}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2020}, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GEJ19_MKD_web.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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