A coalition of activists took a “RISKOMETER” to the doors of Chubb and AIG Insurers today (10th November) to demonstrate the hazards of insuring oil and gas projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) jeopardising company reputations, people and the planet.
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A selection of images capturing scenes of environmental destruction, by renowned photographer Gideon Mendell, were displayed by climate protestors outside Standard Chartered's London office this week (9 October) to protest the Bank's sponsorship of the Royal Meteorological Society's Weather Photographer of the Year, while continuing to fund the development of fossil fuel projects.
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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic Live on all platforms NOW This episode Jessica & #MoneyRebellion’s Will talk to Kate Raworth, the most influential alternative economic thinker of the present moment. Her book Doughnut Economics has been hugely influential amongst sustainable development thinkers, progressive businesses, and political activists. She has…
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Extinction Rebellion has protested against the award of the Nobel Prize to two economists who specialise in game theory, claiming the discipline of mainstream economics is helping to destroy the planet. A number of international Extinction Rebellion groups dropped a banner on Stockholm’s Sveriges Riksbank yesterday that read: “Nobel: Stop legitimising climate failure”.
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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic We live in a society addicted to growth, yet on a planet with finite resources. Something needs to give. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast talks to a star of the degrowth movement, Jason Hickel. Jason is an academic and the…
Read full postEconomics is not a side show in our lives. The coronavirus has shown that. But, what comes next? This episode is all about empowering you to take on one of the main influencers of our economy, and therefore the planet – the Finance Sector – through education and activism.
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