Geoengineering and the ‘net-zero’ con at COP26
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Risky geoengineering schemes are being promoted at COP26
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As big oil states plan to promote energy-hungry agtech as a ’climate solution’ at COP26, it’s time to question their AIM
Enviado por Laura Dunn el
By ETC Group
The USA and the United Arab Emirates both have vested interests in finding ways to justify continuing to extract and sell their vast supplies of oil. It is perhaps not coincidental then, that these two countries are planning a high-profile launch for what is likely to become a controversial climate and agtech initiative, “Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C)”, at UNFCCC’s COP26 in Glasgow in November.
Banana-drama
Enviado por Ronnie Hall el
Episode 1 of our new “Spanner in the System” podcast mini-series
Why not listen to the first episode of our new “Spanner in the System” podcast mini-series during your lunch break today? As we mark World Food Day (16 October), it’s a good time to pause and reflect on our food and where it comes from. Our first podcast, in our new mini-series on disruptive tech, produced in the Asia-Pacific region, does just that!
Soberanía alimentaria y digitalización de los sistemas alimentarios
Enviado por Veronica Villa el
12 de octubre - Evento organizado por ETC Group y GRAIN
(Francés abajo)
Food Sovereignty and Digitalization of Food Systems
Enviado por Veronica Villa el
12 October - Event organized by ETC Group and GRAIN
(French below, Spanish here)
No to Nature-Based Solutions!
Enviado por Veronica Villa el
Collective statement
This September 27, groups call on movements and organizations committed to climate, environmental and social justice to sign statement unequivocally rejecting “Nature-Based Solutions” and all offset schemes.
NO a las soluciones basadas en la naturaleza
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Declaración colectiva
Este 27 de septiembre, grupos en todo el mundo llaman a movimientos y organizaciones comprometidos con la justicia climática, ambiental y social a firmar esta declaración en rechazo absoluto a las “Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza” y todos los mecanismos de compensación.
Fancy a technofix mess for dinner?
Enviado por Ronnie Hall el
Why we boycotted the UN Food Systems Summit
In solidarity with all the peasant farmers, small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, agricultural workers, family farmers and researchers who boycotted the Food System Summit we blacked out our website for the duration of the Food System Summit (FSS).
The rejection of the Food System Summit (FSS) by so many people, activists, organisations and movements around the world shows that the defence of food sovereignty remains strong.
Cuatro mini-podcasts que explican y cuestionan la Cumbre sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios
Enviado por Veronica Villa el
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El Grupo ETC comparte cuatro cápsulas radiales que explican porqué es necesario oponerse a la Cumbre sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios, cuya sesión final ocurrirá este jueves 23 de septiembre, durante la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas en Nueva York.
Secuestro corporativo de los sistemas alimentarios
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Porqué oponerse a la Cumbre sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios
Nuestro documento Secuestro corporativo de los sistemas alimentarios – Porqué oponerse a la Cumbre sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios, analiza cómo la Cumbre prevista para el otoño de 2021, no trata de resolver los problemas de la alimentación mundial, sino de hilar una historia que apuntale y amplíe la cadena alimentaria industrial a expensas de otros sistemas alimentarios.