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The contribution of Social Solidarity Economy to the Mitigation of the Climate Crisis
- Climate change policy and the need for paradigm shift
- The Social Solidarity Economy as a Strategy to Mitigate the Climate Crisis
- Responding to the climate crisis through the Social Solidarity Economy: the role of public policies
- Cooperative Law and Sustainable Development
- Frequently Asked Questions on 1.5°C and Geoengineering
- Many small-scale solutions
- Alternatives to dismantling the agri-food system
- Energy in the hands of citizens. An example from Germany
- Waste pickers’ cooperatives and Social and Solidarity Economy organizations
- The environmental impact of Social and Solidarity enterprises
- Hiking Tourism Networks
- The innovative idea to replace the plastic straw with a straw made of wheat
- A technofix for the climate? Marine geoengineering
- A technofix for the climate? Land-based geoengineering
- A technofix for the climate? Atmospheric geoengineering
The urgency of the climate crisis we are currently facing requires the exploration of alternative paradigms for socio-economic organization. Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) refers to a set of practices aiming at changing the way we perceive and enact economy. These practices are expected to abide by certain standards in terms of both respect to social benefit and environmental sustainability. However, the linkage between SSE and efforts to mitigate the climate crisis has not been systematically explored yet. This on-line dossier intends to do exactly that. To offer theoretical insights and practical examples of how SSE might be conducive to the urgent goals set against climate change. We consider these insights and examples inspiring if we are to effectively address the challenges of our times without a naive recourse to the technofix obsessions of geoengineering.
A technofix for the climate? Marine geoengineering - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Watch on YouTubeA technofix for the climate? Land-based geoengineering (BECCS) - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Watch on YouTubeA technofix for the climate? Atmospheric geoengineering (Solar Radiation Management) - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Watch on YouTubeSocial Solidarity Economy as another approach towards the agri-food system
Social Solidarity Economy and environmental sustainability: the international experience
Social Solidarity Economy and environmental sustainability: insights and examples from Greece
ΚΟΙΝΣΕΠ Σταραμάκι - Heinrich Boell Foundation - Office Thessaloniki
Watch on YouTubeThis video presents the innovative idea of a group from Kilkis/Greece to replace the environmentally destructive plastic straw with a straw made of wheat. This group has created a social collective enterprise for locals and persons with migrant/refugee background. Director: Gabriel Psaltakis (keyframe) Research-Production: Heinrich Boell Foundation Thessaloniki Office and Transdisciplinary Institute of Environmental and Social Studies.