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  • Climate Summit People's March in Nairobi. © Greenpeace
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    AlternativeFutures

    We need global tax rules that work for people like me (not multinational corporations and the ultra rich)

    The UN tax convention is a historic opportunity to reshape economic structures in favour of fairness and wellbeing for everyone.

    Amrita Ranjit
    29 Jul 2024
    3 min read
  • Chikumbutso Ngosi, a founding member of the Feminist MacroEconomic Alliance - Malawi (FEAM)
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    AlternativeFutures

    #CitizenClimate Series 08: Chikumbutso Ngosi

    “Imagine a world where we prioritise the well-being of people and  our planet, its creatures, and future generations. A world where kindness prevails over judgement, and where understanding replaces prejudice.”

    Tan Lee Kuen
    8 May 2024
    4 min read
  • Climate Protest at COP 17. © Shayne Robinson / Greenpeace
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    AlternativeFutures

    An open letter to the man who could change how global taxes work

    Letter from a concerned father to Ramy Mohamed Youssef, Chair of the UN Tax Convention Committee, so he ensures the world gets a new fair global tax system.

    Fred Njehu
    29 Apr 2024
    3 min read
  • A climate change march with interfaith participants in Vatican City in 2015.
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    AlternativeFutures Peace

    5 reasons why people of faith are a powerful force in the fight against climate change and environmental crises

    Whether religious or atheist, faith guides many of us. Simply because success is not guaranteed in most struggles. Our energy and motivation sometimes find their source beyond logic and rationality. Here are five reasons why people of faith can be a powerful force for a liveable planet.

    Mehdi Leman
    17 Mar 2024
    6 min read
  • Pacific Climate Activists hold an action in Vanuatu for Climate Justice during COP26. © Greenpeace
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    AlternativeFutures

    Wellbeing: Same Remedy For Gender Inequality and the Climate Crisis

    Instead of profit and infinite growth, our economies must prioritise the wellbeing of the planet and the people, starting from those historically impacted, such as women, girls, and non-binary people.

    Isadora Wronski, Marília Monteiro Silva and Camilo Sanchez
    8 Mar 2024
    5 min read
  • WEF Snow Art Protest near Davos, Switzerland. © Emanuel Büchler / Greenpeace
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    AlternativeFutures

    Beyond economic growth: A wellbeing economy is the future

    With the World Economic Forum taking place in Davos now, Greenpeace and diverse organisations are advocating for systemic changes that prioritise people and the planet over endless growth.

    Marília Monteiro Silva, Isadora Wronski and Agnes Jezler
    17 Jan 2024
    4 min read
  • Illustration of people at a protest holding placards
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    AlternativeFutures

    Earth needs a systems change that prioritises wellbeing

    We are currently facing the failure of a system based on infinite growth that puts profit before care for people and the planet. We need a systems change and to explore alternatives towards a future of a liveable planet.

    Sandra Laso
    8 Dec 2023
    4 min read
  • Heroes’ Veto, pro-NGO Protest in Budapest © Bence Jardany
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    AlternativeFutures

    Greenpeace identifies nine principles of wellbeing societies beyond GDP

    A new Greenpeace publication sets out nine principles that put the wellbeing of nature, people and society before the need for making profit and growing Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

    Greenpeace International
    23 Nov 2023
    2 min read
  • Growing the Alternatives chapter 3 cover
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    AlternativeFutures

    Growing the Alternatives

    To reach new places, we need to explore new paths. Only in this way will we achieve different realities, alternative futures shaped by equitable, collaborative societies committed to the environment.

    Greenpeace International
    21 Nov 2023
    2 min read
  • Workshop about Solar Energy in Bailique - Amapá, Brazil. © Diego Baravelli / Greenpeace
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    AlternativeFutures

    Beyond GDP: Join the conversation about wellbeing economies

    Alternative Futures is all about listening to different voices and sharing multiple solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis we are facing, providing space for everyone to come together.

    Dorina de Jonge
    20 Nov 2023
    3 min read
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