Episode 56: Global Green Politics in a Time of Crisis

This week we turn to Israel’s war on Gaza and the internal discussions it has sparked within the climate movement. While some activists argue against taking a position, others believe fighting climate change demands addressing underlying political injustice. Written by Joost de Moor.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/should-a-climate-activist-stand-up-for-gaza/ Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.

Compared to most other political movements, Greens have a track record of inclusive politics, and have long welcomed refugees and Muslims into their ranks. But without a comprehensive approach to the issue of Islamophobia, Green parties sometimes fall into patterns of institutionalised prejudice.Written by Samir Jeraj.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/are-greens-speaking-out-against-islamophobia/ Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.

This week, we turn to health. More specifically, the new European Health Union. Though a step in the right direction, public health advocates expect more from the EU’s newly established trans-national means to prevent and respond to health risks.

Veganism, the ethical choice, was once born of necessity. Today’s regular omnivore diet was previously a luxury for the wealthy, ill afforded by peasants. Preserving food was a means of subsistence. Can pickling and jamming traditions, now making a comeback, be recognised for their cultural heritage in addition to gentrified sauerkraut and cherry compote recipes?  Written by Anka Wandzel. Read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-recipe-for-survival/  Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.  Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.  

This week's piece is from our new edition, Aligning Stars: Routes to a Different Europe. The Ventotene Manifesto, named after the Italian islet where its authors were imprisoned when they wrote it, is regarded as one of the foundational texts of the European Union, presenting federalism as a way to prevent future wars. Antonia Ferri, with the help of historian Antonella Braga, delves into the intertwined private and political lives of women who played a major role in its spread across Europe.Written by Antonia Ferri.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-women-of-ventotene/ This article is from our latest edition Aligning Stars: Routes to a Different Europe. Read it online here: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/edition/aligning-stars-routes-to-a-different-europe/ Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.

From dangerous extremists to silly children, how the media portrays climate activists such as Last Generation and Just Stop Oil is the topic of today’s episode. While those taking direct action are accused of alienating policymakers and public opinion, a study of mainstream media in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy suggests that the othering and demonisation of climate activists are neither new nor unbiased.Written by Stella Levantesi.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/enemies-of-society-how-the-media-portray-climate-activists/ Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.

Housing is the focus in this episode - something we all need but which is increasingly expensive and in short supply, due in large part to the financialisation of the housing market. Meanwhile some renovations to make housing greener end up making rent more costly for those who can least afford it. What’s the solution? Julieta Perucca explains.Written by Julieta Perucca.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/green-housing-threatens-affordability-but-it-doesnt-have-to/ Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.

Slovak voters head to the polls on the 30th September for early parliamentary elections. One of the winners looks set to be former Prime Minister Robert Fico - forced out after the 2018 murder of an investigative journalist - and now helped along by alt-right and pro-Kremlin narratives. So what happened? From covid to the war in Ukraine, Zuzana Kepplová unpacks the last few years of Slovak politics and explains how Igor Matovič and his SMER party, who took over after 2018, have laid the groundwork for this far-right comeback. Written by Zuzana Kepplová.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/who-is-to-blame-for-robert-ficos-return/Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.

10 months on from the start of Italy's new far-right government under Prime Giorgia Meloni from the Brothers of Italy, this episode looks at climate politics in Italy. Direct action environmental protestors and Italy's tumultuous Green parties are not always on the same wavelength - what lies at the heart of this divide, and what can be done?Written by Anna Toniolo and Simone Fontana.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/young-activism-old-politics-italys-divided-climate-movement/This article is from our latest edition Up in Arms: Environmental Divides Reshaping Politics. Read it online here: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/edition/up-in-arms-environmental-divides-reshaping-politics/ Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.

Welcome to the podcast and to another piece from our latest edition! The green transition relies on the use of numerous rare minerals. Lithium especially is crucial and Serbia’s reserves of this lightest of metals are coveted. But with a proposed mine catalysing the largest environmental protests in Serbian history, it is clear that local communities are asking, “Whose green transition”? Written by Predrag Momčilović.Read by Julia Lagoutte.Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/serbias-lithium-sacrifice-zones-or-opportunity-for-europes-peripheries/ This article is from our latest edition Up in Arms: Environmental Divides Reshaping Politics. Read it online here: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/edition/up-in-arms-environmental-divides-reshaping-politics/ Follow us on socials: @greeneujournal.Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.