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SustainERA Public Research Talk #8 by Professor Max Koch – Registration Form Event Details Date and Time: Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 13:00–14:00 EEST Speaker: Professor Max Koch Title: "Challenges to Postgrowth and Sustainable Welfare: The Role of the Super-rich" Format: Online ...

On Tuesday I give an online talk about challenges to #postgrowth and sustainable welfare at the example of the #super-rich.

You can register via the link below:

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Syres Onsdagsklubb Basinkomst: Degrowth, ecological ceilings and the super-rich | Bacchi Syre Vad händer när vi ifrågasätter själva idén om ständig ekonomisk tillväxt? Forskaren Max Koch gästar scenen för en tankeväckande föreläsning om nedväxt, planetens ekologiska gränser och de superrikas r...

Ska prata på Syres onsdagsklubben i #Stockholm i maj.
@syre-tidningen.bsky.social

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‘My life has become a rollercoaster’: Francesca Albanese on death threats, danger and dread after accusing Israel of genocide When the UN special rapporteur published her report Anatomy of a Genocide in March 2024, she was lionised by some and demonised by the Trump government. She describes what happened next

“Justice will bloom for you and your children.” www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

SuN-Conference 2026

Anyone in Bern next week? I will be giving a keynote on #Football in the #Postgrowth era here:

sun-tagung.unibe.ch/index_eng.html

Alexandra Urisman Otto:Bianca Ingrosso är singel och havet hetare än någonsin Journalistiken drunknar i kändisskvaller medan isarna smälter.

”Varje dag som vi lever som vi lever, innebär ytterligare död, lidande och katastrof för de mest sårbara – redan nu – och alla andra människor som någonsin ska leva på den här planeten efter oss.”

New comparative study detects "high support for a #post-growth paradigm, as downscaling production combined with a basic income and a wealth tax receives support at approximately the same level as the just-transition paradigms (0.60)."

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Situationen långt värre än Klimat­politiska rådet säger – målen otillräckliga Alexandra Urisman Otto: ”Även om Sverige plötsligt skulle klara klimatmålen, så vore det ett monumentalt misslyckande.”

Skrev en bit på temat svenska medier och klimatkrisen. Läs gärna!

Ireland's basic income for artists changed my life. Other people deserve the same luck | Caelainn Hogan A pilot scheme offering some artists €300-plus a week for three years is being made permanent. But should something so fundamental be run like a lottery, asks writer Caelainn Hogan

Unconditional Basic Income for artists may well pay for itself as the Irish case indicates: "for every euro the government spent on supporting artists, society received €1.39 in return"

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sweden: UN expert warns of gradual erosion of rights of human rights defenders GENEVA - Human rights defenders in Sweden are experiencing a slow, gradual erosion of their human rights, a UN expert* warned today.“I am alarmed about reports of threats, hate speech, stigmatisation ...

”In addition, student activists and journalists who spoke out for or tried to report on the rights of the Palestinian people were allegedly stopped or intimidated.”

Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, study says - Carbon Brief An acceleration in human-caused global warming could see the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit breached before...

NEW – Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, study says

✍️ @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

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A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump? As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president

Looks like there is one leader left in Europe: “It is naive to believe that democracies or respect between nations can spring from ruins. Or to think that practising blind and servile obedience is a form of leadership ...".

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

150+ countries admit what we already know: endless GDP growth and sustainable biodiversity cannot coexist.

GDP growth = more extraction, more land use, more pollution.

Death by GDP is a choice. We need a Wellbeing Economy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Norge skal til fotball-VM, men må de fly på business? KRONIKK: Globalt tilsvarer fotballens samlede utslipp omtrent hele Østerrikes klimafotavtrykk, hvor mesteparten kommer fra flyreiser, skriver innsenderne.

The Norwegian national football team is likely to go far at the World Cup. But if they go there (and not boycott) they should at least travel by ship.
Another take of our work on #football in the #climate emergency, this time in Norwegian: www.forskersonen.no/fotball-klim...

Among many other things Palme served as a peace negotiator in the Iran Iraq war. The contrast to contemporary "leaders" could hardly be greater

So much more than a human being was shot 40 years ago

Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024

Green victory in UK byelection carries a lot of hope:

"Instead of working for a nice life, we’re working to line the pockets of billionaires. We’re being bled dry. And I don’t think it’s extreme or radical to think that working hard should get you a nice life”. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Open Letter of Scholars in Support of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

"Rather than taking every possible measure to hold the Israeli government accountable, you have weaponized false allegations of antisemitism to delegitimize a United Nations official who is seeking to uphold international law."

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On #SocialJusticeDay, I’ve launched a policy brief with UNTFSSE & the Global Coalition for Social Justice @ilo.org on the social & solidarity economy as a driver of post-growth #poverty eradication. From decent work to care & climate resilience, see how SSE delivers: www.neep-poverty.org/news/sse/

"With deep regret, I must say that I will not be attending the Berlinale."

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out? Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

How far do we have to be in deep water until we stop discussing if absolute decoupling of economic growth and environmental resource use is actually possible?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate Action Delay Discourses in the Sports Sector: Insights From Interviews With Athletes and Staff There is a major contradiction between the current model of international elite sport and efforts to mitigate climate change. This study investigates climate action delay discourses within the sports...

How can elite sport become a climate leader?

Read more about the barriers and how to overcome them in our new study:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Perspectives on Social and Justice Issues in Climate Policy – Comparing the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco‐Social Policy Literatures Mapping the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Literatures along the axes of capitalism/growth approaches and global justice demonstrates that there is a large gap in researc....

Nice to start the week with publication of a co-authored review on #Justice Issues in #Climate Policy led by @mmbuchs.bsky.social. What are the sustainable #welfare and #JustTransitions literatures saying, e.g., on capitalism and growth?
Check it out:
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Klimatforskningen ryms inte i Söderholms förenklade konflikt Ola Söderholm gör både forskningen och samhällsdebatten en otjänst.

Angelica Wågström: "Samhällsvetenskapen är avgörande för att förstå hur klimatorättvisa uppstår, vilka politiska styrmedel som faktiskt minskar utsläpp och vilka som riskerar att bli kontraproduktiva."

www.etc.se/debatt/klima...

Why is it so hard to process the dismantling of democracy? Is there some trait in habitus that makes us believe in the continued power and efficiency of institutions even though these may have, from an 'objective' point of view, stopped functioning? Some kind of institutional hysteresis effect?

@oxfam.se: Sveriges 46 rikaste personer äger mer i förmögenhet än nästan 80% av befolkningen – 8 miljoner människor.

Samtidigt lever 700 000 svenskar i fattigdom enligt SCB och den siffran har ökat med 120 000 på ett år

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Davos 2026 - Oxfam Sverige Fattigdomsbekämpningen i världen står i princip stilla, samtidigt som världens dollarmiljardärer gjort ännu ett rekordår.

@oxfaminternational.bsky.social: The planet's 12 richest personers own more than the poorest 50% - more than 4 billion people

At the same time, one in four is undernourished, an 41% increase since 2015.
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Why Israelis are leaving in record numbers Over 150,000 citizens have left the country in the past two years alone — many of them with a one-way ticket and no plans of returning.

“I couldn’t be part of that society, and I don’t want my children to grow up in it.”

www.972mag.com/israeli-emig...

World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows

@oxfamgb.bsky.social: "The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026", while "the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget". www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot