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."
About
Mike Sandler
Mike Sandler is the current Chair of FEASTA's Board of Directors and is a climate change and sustainability professional with experience working for nonprofits and government. In 2001 Mike co-founded the Center for Climate Protection based in Sonoma County, California. Inspired by Peter Barnes and Richard Douthwaite, he has advocated for revenues from a price on carbon to be returned back to the public as a per capita dividend or share. He actively promotes CapGlobalCarbon and he has written on green monetary reform and basic income, some of which is archived on his author page on HuffPost.
Website: http://www.commons-share.orgMike Sandler has written 39 articles so far, you can find them below.
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.
Inflation Rebates are Better Than Gas Tax Holidays
Mike Sandler explains the benefits of an alternative to 'gas tax holidays' which would put money in people’s pockets in the short term while laying the groundwork for a new type of economy that supports people.
Theda Skocpol names the problem, and the solution involves climate dividends
"If we can learn from the past, maybe we will not be doomed to repeat it," writes Mike Sandler.
Permission to Panic – Movie Review of “Don’t Look Up”
Mike Sandler explains why this movie has struck a chord with many climate scientists, 'the modern Cassandras', and suggests that Feasta's activities and Theory of Change might help those who are looking up to figure out what to do next.
