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Green Housing Threatens Affordability. But It Doesn’t Have To

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By Igor Matutinovic, Ralf Fücks, Simon De Muynck
| Green European Journal
With their sights set on energy efficiency, policy-makers neglect that green renovations are driving up rents for the most vulnerable. Only with strong social protections and a shift away from financialisation can the basic right to housing be made compatible with curbing emissions. The housing and climate crises are caught in a vicious circle.
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Transition Initiatives: a Critical Assessment

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By Terry Reintke, Jagoda Munic, Claude Turmes, Simon De Muynck
| Green European Journal
The world is currently facing two major issues, as identified by the scientific community: ‘peak oil’ and climate change. The former will impact the economic and institutional balance of countries that have based their economies on oil-derived products. The latter will undoubtedly impact the standard of living of the world population as a whole. In 2006, Rob Hopkins understood this duality and foresaw the stakes involved, and thus started the Transition Initiatives (TI).
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