Wem gehört die Zukunft? Konflikte um Eigentum in der Klimakrise

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Seven social science research projects of the Collaborative Research Centre "Structural Change of Property" at the Universities of Jena and Erfurt present current findings and invite all interested parties to discuss what a socially just and ecologically sustainable change can look like.

Whether energy transition, mobility or agriculture - the ecological crisis calls for a new debate on ownership, participation and responsibility. Conflicts are coming to light: who benefits from the changes, who bears their social and ecological costs, and who decides on scarce resources? The question of sustainable production and economic practices that move away from short-term profit logic is more urgent than ever. At the same time, political forces that deny any need for action and often even deny climate change are gaining strength worldwide. Climate summits are ending without results.

The questions posed by the research projects are wide-ranging, both in terms of content and region. They range from "Who owns the wind turbine, who owns the land?" and "Who pays for our hydrogen?" to "Who owns nature, who owns the seabed, who owns the atmosphere?" and "Is sharing ecological and does it change ownership structures?". But we also ask: "Why is green capitalism failing?" and "Green boom in China - what does this mean for "our" socio-ecological transformation?".

Also taking part are: Klaus Dörre, Silke van Dyk, Lena Ebersbach, Matthias Groß, Petra Gümplová, Philipp Köncke, Steffen Liebig, Jörg Oberthür, Hartmut Rosa, Stefan Schmalz, Marco Sonnberger, Anne Tittor, Tilo Wesche and Verena Wolf.