{"id":27648,"date":"2022-01-24T17:21:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catapa.be\/?p=27648"},"modified":"2022-01-24T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:22:55","slug":"study-and-lobby-working-group-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catapa.be\/en\/study-and-lobby-working-group-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Study and Lobby Working Group Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are pleased to announce the launch of CATAPA\u2019s new Study and Lobby Working Group.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Working Group will produce cutting edge research and lobby on the following themes;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Research Theme 1: Planned Obsolescence: Ctrl Alt Del Campaign<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our current linear model of consumption and production is a driving cause of the climate crisis. In this \u201cthrowaway\u201d model, the drive for limitless production and consumption of electronics places quantity above product quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Products are made with a limited life span (planned obsolescence) or the design makes repair difficult or unfeasible. Some products are designed to fail, with system faults purposefully incorporated to reduce their lifespan. This is a deliberate strategy on behalf of the electronics industry to encourage users to purchase \u2018new and improved\u2019 products. This is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> planned obsolescence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ending planned obsolescence requires policy change on the Flemish and EU level. The planet urgently requires strong politicians willing to take a stand against the electronics industry and implement strict regulation obliging multinational companies to produce eco-designed products. Electronic products must be<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/repair.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> repairable and made to last,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead of disposable products made to break down quickly and be replaced.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Research Theme 2: EU Critical Raw Materials<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CATAPA strives towards a world in which the extraction of non-renewable resources is no longer necessary. Achieving this requires a fundamental transformation of our society and relationship to nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nder the guise of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eeb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Green-mining-report_EEB-FoEE-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018green mining\u2019,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the EU\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/growth\/sectors\/raw-materials\/areas-specific-interest\/critical-raw-materials_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical Raw Materials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> list outlines a strategy for the resourcing of over thirty mined resources, such as lithium, deemed \u2018necessary\u2019 for the green transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Securing such an increased demand for raw materials requires an expansion of mining operations within the EU. More mining will lead to severe negative socio-environmental impacts, such as human rights abuses, pollution and loss of land. The transition to renewable energy must be just.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Research Theme 3: Right to Say No<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A just transition includes local communities having the Right to Say No to mining projects. Under the \u2018social licence to operate\u2019 (SLO), a non-binding voluntary commitment to \u2018good practice\u2019, corporations are able to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/earthworks.org\/blog\/why-were-holding-chevron-accountable-for-its-greenwashing-campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">greenwash<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their operations. Local communities have no legal instrument to oppose unwanted mining projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where local communities resort to direct action to resist mining operations, they are dismissed, labeled as terrorists and face severe repression and human rights violations. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwitness.org\/en\/press-releases\/global-witness-reports-227-land-and-environmental-activists-murdered-single-year-worst-figure-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">227 environmental defenders were killed in 2020.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iied.org\/investment-disputes-below-whose-rights-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investor-State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, embedded in international trade agreements, enables corporations to sue states, predominantly in the Global South, over opposition to proposed mining projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ISDS system must be dismantled. Fairer, democratic consultation mechanisms must be adopted. Local communities must have the decisive, legally binding say over the fate of mining projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Research Theme 4: Alternatives to extractivism<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re living in an age of crises. The current <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mantra and false solutions of endless growth, consumption and subjugation of nature is pushing the planet towards <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/soil-carbon-climate-crisis-global-warming-b1534409.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">socio-ecological collapse.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what is the solution?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To meet this moment, we must dare to imagine and embody bold alternatives such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/degrowth.info\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Degrowth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Our economy must be based on social and environmental justice. We must repair our relationship with nature and recognise our co-existence within the web of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Get involved!<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joining the Study and Lobby Working Group provides you with a means to improve your research and lobbying skills. Your work will support CATAPA\u2019s vision and mission, and will be published on the website and social media platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will also be an opportunity within the Working Group to develop other projects, such as an Open Journal, Book Club, Symposiums and more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/sw7i6tm2ZmNojxzm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/sw7i6tm2ZmNojxzm7<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want more information? 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