Growth in Transition

Initiative

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Growth in Transition

Just now – in the light of the current financial and economic crisis and intensive efforts for achieving economic growth – the question emerges which kind of growth we want for the future and which goals are targeted with it.

The project “Growth in Transition” intends to trigger a dialogue among institutions and people about how we can shape this transformation process towards sustainability. It also aims at contributing to current EU and international processes and at informing the Austrian public about them (e.g. the EU initiative “Beyond GDP”).

Why does Europe need to limit climate change and adapt to its impacts?

Europe’s many regions are expected to face worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades. A compilation of several existing maps published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in March illustrates how drought, heavy rain and flooding, forest fires and sea-level rise could affect some selected regions in ... More ...

Tropical forests’ carbon sink is rapidly weakening

The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years, published in Nature. The global scientific collaboration, led by the Royal Museum for Central Africa and the University of Leeds, reveals that a feared switch of the ... More ...

Noise pollution is a major problem – for human health and the environment

Noise pollution is a growing problem across Europe and one which many people may not be aware of the impacts of on their health. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) sat down with Eulalia Peris, the EEA’s environmental noise expert, to discuss the key findings of the EEA report ‘Environmental noise in Europe — ... More ...

A World Alive: Green Politics in Europe and Beyond

This edition explores the different worlds of green politics today. From concepts such as ecofeminism and the Green New Deal to questions of narrative and institutional change, it maps the forces, strategies, and ideas that will power political ecology, across Europe as around the world. As much as a way of ... More ...