Western media often portray violent uprisings and disasters in the Global South as heroic revolutions or tragic spectacles, applying double standards by portraying similar events at home through a different moral lens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/03/world/media-hypocrisy-on-insurrections-and-revolutions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #globalsouth #media #nepal #philippines #madagascar #indonesia #thewest #africa #southamerica
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China is reshaping the global energy landscape by pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy investments across the Global South, creating jobs and long-term influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/26/world/china-winning-in-global-south/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #globalsouth #cleanenergy #climatechange #solarpower #windpower #pollution
#Piketty argues that the burden of transition must not fall hardest on the poor. If people feel #ClimateAction is unfair, protest movements like the gilets jaunes will erupt again. To avoid this he calls for strict regulations on unnecessary luxury emissions and for progressive #CarbonTaxes. Under such a system everyone would have a fair #emissions allowance covering basic needs, but super polluting lifestyles such as frequent holidays, sprawling mansions, and constant jet use would face
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very high #tax rates.
This is not just about #redistribution within nations. #Piketty stresses the need for new class solidarities that cut across borders. Convincing working and middle classes in rich countries that the #elite will finally be held accountable can also help support people in the #GlobalSouth who are already suffering the worst #climate damages.
The gap between rich and poor #CarbonFootprints is now wider than at any time since the nineteenth century.
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At a very conservative (for solar) 20% growth rate this means that, by 2030, solar will have added 200TWh capacity to the combined African grid and will be adding 1/5 of Africa's current coal generation capacity annually. Even without much storage (which there will be) this will make a massive difference to African homes and businesses.
All the other clean options will still be getting out of the gate by then.
This is the _start_ of the growth story not the end.
Solar & then Solar + Storage is the only technology that can drive just & clean access to electricity in the Global South. All other solutions require centralised control, large capital outlays & long lead times.
Solar is here now, it is cheap, it can be deployed locally. It is easy and fast to buy & deploy at any scale.
We now have the means to build & ship them at scale (Thank you China). Potentially making all new generation clean & available to all.
China is leading the Global South's energy transition, with renewables accounting for 87% of new power generation investments.
This shift is reshaping the global energy landscape, with profound strategic and economic implications. It’s a far bigger story than most people realize.
https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2024/10/Powering_up_the_global_south.pdf
When climate rules are written to protect major powers, they risk locking the Global South out of the green economy. The world needs fairer trade frameworks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/18/world/trade-agenda-for-climate-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #g20 #africa #southafrica #globalsouth #globaleconomy
>>> We care about the Majority World
---> See our glossary term:
https://www.apc.org/en/glossary/majority-world
---> Take a look at this map of the Fediverse:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#2/21.4/86.2
---> Let’s give more visibility to voices and perspectives from outside the "global North."
@globalvoices — A multilingual community of writers, translators, and human rights activists.
@restofworld — Nonprofit publication covering tech stories from around the world, far from Silicon Valley.
@7amleh — The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, focused on Palestinian digital rights
@tech4palestine — Tech folks for Palestinian freedom
@redesac_mx — Community and indigenous communication networks across Latin America
@derechosdigital — Digital rights in LatAm
@dilstories — Short films from Uganda: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, Afrofuturism
@peertube — Learn about digital freedom, ethics, and platform alternatives.
https://www.just-stories.org/stories/agents-of-green-transition-gujarats-women-salt-farmers-signal-a-cleaner-fairer-future-for-informal-workers
This is a tremendous story of empowerment and hope. Similar to many across the global south. Small scale solar is making a huge difference to some of the very poorest of the worlds population.
https://www.just-stories.org/stories/agents-of-green-transition-gujarats-women-salt-farmers-signal-a-cleaner-fairer-future-for-informal-workers
This is a tremendous story of empowerment and hope. Similar to many across the global south. Small scale solar is making a huge difference to some of the very poorest of the worlds population.
The Mesoamerican Caravan for the Climate and Life
A call to participate in a caravan traveling from Mexico to Brazil organized by Indigenous and campesino social movements to take place Oct. 12 - Nov. 6
Info ► https://itsgoingdown.org/mesoamerican-caravan-climate-life/
@igd_news #MesoamericanCaravan #climatjustice #indigenousrights #abyayala #globalsouth @relay
"Yanis Varoufakis: "Something SERIOUS Is About To Hit America..."
... a Greek economist, author, and former finance minister of Greece, known for his outspoken critiques of austerity and neoliberal economic policies. A prominent voice in European economic debates, he advocates for democratic reform of international financial institution...
#TechnoFeudalism#ClimateEmergency
#China#US#Imperialism#Israel#Gaza#Capitalism#Colonialism#GlobalNorth#GlobalSouth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMjLaTiY0vA&ab_channel=EastAsiaRise