Mike Sandler – Page 2

Bank Failures and the Debt Ceiling: A Double Teachable Moment for Ecological Monetary Theory

'On his recent visit to Ireland, President Biden said he felt like he was “home.” By giving a speech like President Higgins just gave, and setting up an Ecological Monetary Reform Study Committee, he could prove it,' writes Mike Sandler.

Another Teachable Moment from the Return of the Trillion Dollar Coin

"As the Vatican learned with Galileo, the truth has a way of resurfacing. Be on the lookout for debt-free, interest-free money, coming soon to a country-needlessly-plunged-into-recession-by-austerity near you," writes Mike Sandler.

COP-27 Reflections: Loss and Damage, and Cap and Share

"The creation of a Loss and Damage Fund (although with no actual funding in it yet) may provide some needed relief to impacted countries. But it does not address the cause, an economic system dependent on fossil fuel combustion and driven by an infinite-economic-growth mindset and institutions", writes Mike Sandler.

COP-27 Week 1 Update

Mike Sandler, Theresa O'Donohoe and Amália Garcez provide a round-up of their impressions of the first week of the COP: "for the Brazilian youth at the event, this is a COP of hope."

After a Russian Oil Price Cap, How about a Quantity Cap on All Oil?

"A few months ago, politicians' rhetoric regarding Russian energy started to sound similar to policies that FEASTA has been promoting for decades", writes Mike Sandler.

FEASTA’s COP-27 Delegation Includes Young People from Most Affected Places

FEASTA is using its accredited observer status to nominate a delegation of young activists from Ireland, Brazil, India, and Pakistan to go to the UNFCCC’s next climate conference.

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