Creating monetary collaborative spaces for social and ecological transformation

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  • Complementary currencies have spread to many places around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Creating sustainable economic cycles and short transport routes are often the goals of introducing them. Due to their manageability, regional currencies can be embedded in debates of regional economics and sustainability. Above all, they are suitable for democratic experiments that can show in real environments whether currency designs work as examples of collaborative communities and research. One of these monetary experiments is theComplementary currencies have spread to many places around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Creating sustainable economic cycles and short transport routes are often the goals of introducing them. Due to their manageability, regional currencies can be embedded in debates of regional economics and sustainability. Above all, they are suitable for democratic experiments that can show in real environments whether currency designs work as examples of collaborative communities and research. One of these monetary experiments is the climate bonus, which is linked to the local currency Chiemgauer. The research path goes into the daily routine of a real laboratory to find out which methods would be effective enough to deliver carbon savings. The climate bonus creates a monetary network where people can try out new behaviors in a protected space. As a result, three years after the initiation of the project, carbon reductions are above expectations.show moreshow less

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Author: Christian Gelleri
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-297191
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Juristische Fakultät
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Sustainability
ISSN:2071-1050
Year of Completion:2022
Volume:14
Issue:23
Article Number:15528
Source:Sustainability (2022) 14:23, 15528. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142315528
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/su142315528
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft
Tag:carbon footprint; collaborative research; complementary currencies; real laboratory; sustainable lifestyles
Release Date:2023/11/09
Date of first Publication:2022/11/22
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International