#Debates ODG I Austerity, defence and green extractivism
2024-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | La Fede, c/ Tàpies 1-3, Barcelona
What lies behind the reform of the European Union’s fiscal framework?
Spain closed the EU presidency with an agreement of the Council of Economic and Finance Ministers: the reform of EU fiscal rules. This agreement could again entail cuts, although investments in the green and digital transition and in security and defence policies could be favoured. Is this the European Union we want?
To address the implications of the reform of the EU fiscal framework in the context of the approaching elections, we will meet in the fourth session of the ODG debates with our colleague Nicola Scherer and Pere Ortega (Centre Delàs).
Monday 5th february at 18h in La Fede

Talk | Ecofeminist degrowth or imposed austerity?
2024-02-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Pati Llimona, Carrer Regomir 3, Barcelona, 08002, Espanya
Transition proposals need feminisms to imagine more just futures. We’ll discuss it with Corinna Dengler and Júlia Martí next Tuesday February 20. Simultaneous interpretation available in English and Catalan.

Latin America-Europe Dialogues | Ecosocial transitions and global justice
2024-05-08 12:30 - 14:30 | Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Campus Somosaguas, Madrid, Espanya
Our colleague Alfons Pérez will participate in the round table ‘Geopolitics of eco-social transitions: decarbonisation consensus, green deals and eco-fascist drifts’, together with Maristella Svampa, Sabrina Fernandes and Alberto Coronel. The round table will be moderated by Tom Kucharz and is part of the Latin America-Europe Dialogues conference to be held on 8 and 9 May in Madrid.
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Webinar | Enagas, Snam and Fluxys: smuggling the problems of the past into our future
2024-05-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
“Shaping together a bright energy future “, this is the promise of the gas network operators. Join us in this webinar to explore what is the reality behind the green energy that Fluxys, Enagas and Snam promote, as they plan a neo-colonial energy future centred on hydrogen.
Recommon, Ecologistas en Accion, ODG and Vredesactie will discuss how we can put pressure on these companies to respect both climate needs and human rights.
simultaneous interpretation available in English, Spanish and Italian.
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Conference | Ecosocial transformation, decolonial and ecofeminist pacts
2024-05-10 18:00 - 2024-05-11 13:30 | Bloc 4, Can Batlló, Barcelona, Espanya
Against false green solutions, decolonial and ecofeminist pacts for global justice. We invite you to consider the real changes needed if we want to tackle big challenges such as severe drought, macro-projects, the care crisis… without forgetting its global dimension.
We will listen to the members of the Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact of the South, as well as other allies from Europe and North Africa, to denounce together the injustices of the green capitalist transition, and to sketch together the alternative futures that we imagine.
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Diálogos de saberes "Territorios y Energías"
2024-07-22 20:00 - 21:00
La energía pasa de ser esa forma de sustento vital que permite mantener y sostener las vidas, a ser un vector que permite el control, la profundización del dominio y el extractivismo. Es la fórmula que viene a permitir que todo lo vivo se convierta en mercancía: desde el territorio hasta la vida de las personas. En este segundo encuentro dialogaremos con Esperanza Martínez, Fray Rodrigo Péret y Alfons Pérez, sobre la arquitectura demencial – criminal de esta fórmula. Abordaremos la cuestión de la Geopolítica de la transición hegemónica: socios y minerales necesarios en el plan global de apropiación de bienes comunes para garantizar la ‘seguridad energética’ y los modos de vida imperiales.
Organizado por Asociación Bienaventurados los pobres y CCFD Terre Solidaire.
Sesión online, requiere inscripción previa.

WEBINAR | Urban mining, an alternative to extractivism?
2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:00
The rise of demand for critical minerals and, specifically, rare earths has accelerated the race for raw materials, and it reproduces the colonial patterns of land grabbing. Is urban mining an alternative to extractivism? We discuss these issues with Martín Lallana, researcher on Ecosocial Transition, Felix Best Agorvor, from recycling start-up 5 Seconds Connect Ghana, and Clàudia Bosch, from SETEM. Moderated by ODG’s researcher, Júlia Martí. Organized with the Institute for Policy Studies.
If you could not join the session, you can watch it here:

This webinar was co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Observatori del Deute en la Globalització (ODG) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

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Documentary | 'Can Degrowth Save The World?' - BBC
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Bloc 4, Can Batlló, Barcelona, Espanya
Screening of the BBC produced documentary ‘Can Degrowth Save The World?’, in which our colleague Clàudia Custodio, researcher in Climate Justice, has participated.
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Critical Minerals Observatory Launch
2024-12-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Hotel de Colonies, Rue des Croisades 6-10, Brussels, Belgium
The Critical Minerals Observatory is a new initiative from the European Network of Corporate Observatory (ENCO); a knowledge hub (critical space) to exchange ideas, resources and develop collaborative research. This Observatory looks at the strategies of transnational corporations and governments (in the Global North) to secure supplies of critical minerals in the name of the energy transition.
The launch of the Observatory will take place during the Raw Materials Week, to expose the necessity to monitor the implementation of the CRMA and its negative impacts on communities and the environment. During the presentation, we will discuss the corporate impunity of one of the largest mining companies worldwide: Rio Tinto. We will hear the voices of affected communities in Madagascar and Serbia.
The invited speakers are:

Zo Randriamaro, the founder and Coordinator of the Research and Support Center for Development Alternatives – Indian Ocean (CRAAD-OI), based in Madagascar.
Jovan Rajik (Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute, Serbia)
Steven Rolf, researcher at the (De)Globalization (MDG) research team at the University of Sussex and King’s College London

Moderation by Olivier Petitjean (Observatoire des Multinationales, ENCO)

Previous registration required at the following link.
This activity was co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Observatori del Deute en la Globalització (ODG) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

Xerrada | Ni set a casa, ni sang a Gaza
2024-12-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Ateneu Popular la Sequia, Carrer d'Amigant 10, Manresa, Espanya
Cicle de xerrades, “Ni set a casa, ni sang a Gaza”, organitzades a l’Ateneu Popular La Sèquia (Manresa). Des de l’ODG, la nostra companya Júlia Martí participarà en la taula rodona “La classe treballadora contra les multinacionals”.
ICL és una minera de potassa a Súria que col·labora obertament amb el genocidi i contamina el nostre territori. Nosaltres ho tenim clar, per la llibertat del Poble Palestí, per l’autonomia ecològica del Bages i pel poder popular de la classe treballadora: BOICOT ICL

Webinar "Rare Earths: geological, radiological and socio-ecological challenges"
2025-06-05 15:00 - 17:30
On July 5, we have scheduled a webinar about raw rare earths: “Rare Earths: geological, radiological and socio-ecological challenges”. We will share the expertise on REEs mining process and risks (Steven Emerman), REEs radiolodical risks (Bruno Chareyron) and on the ground REEs processing contamination and resistance in Malaysia (Lee Tan).
The webinar will be 60-80min at 15.00 CET, 14.00 EAT (Madgascar), 23.00 AEST (Sydney), 9.00 EDT (DC). It will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation into French and Spanish.

Organised by EJAtlas/IBEI, the ODG, The Institute for Policy Studies, CRAAD-OI, and CSIC.
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The ODG celebrates its 25th anniversary
2025-06-07 10:00 - 20:30 | La Nau Bòstik, Carrer Ferran Turné, 1-11, Barcelona, Barcelona, 08027, Spain
The Observatory of Debt in Globalization turns 25 years old! On June 7th, we invite you to join us at our celebration party, at Nau Bòstik.
We would like to share this special occasion with the people who have made the past 25 years of research and activism for the ODG possible, and also with those of you who will support us in the future. You are all invited! See you at Nau Bòstik, on June 7th, with a full programme.

We will start with breakfast and a welcoming speech by Gemma Tarafa and Jesús Carrión, two senior members of the ODG. The first activity will be the panel “Past, present and future of the struggles against debts”, featuring Iolanda Fresnillo (one of the ODG’s founders), Virginia Soler (young climate activist), Brid Brennan (Transnational Institute) and with the participation online of Lidy Nacpil (coordinator of the Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development).
We will have Oye Sherman as an MC for our “Historical Vermouth”, where we will reminisce on these 25 years with some sense of humour. Later, the activities include lunch: we will have some popular paella cooked by our colleagues from La PAH, who are also celebrating their birthday! Lastly, we will have a musical bingo, a concert by La Cantina, and La Niña Mai DJ will end the event.

COP30 Side-Event | The Moral Imperative of Climate Finance: Addressing Ecological Debt in a Jubilee Year
2025-11-11 11:30 - 13:30
At COP30, the ODG co-organises as part of the Debt & Climate Working Group one of the multiple side-events taking place at the conference. We invite you to participate in the seminary “The Moral Imperative of Climate Finance: Addressing Ecological Debt in a Jubilee Year”, where we will reflect on the link between debt and the climate emergency.

Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
11:30-13:00
Room: Side Event Room 5
Belém do Pará (Brasil)

Organised by: Caritas Internationalis, CAFOD, CRS, Debt & Climate Working Group (of which ODG is part), Living Laudato Si Philippines
With the support of
