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Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable
Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable You may not have noticed, but earlier this month we passed Earth overshoot day, when humanity’s demands for ecological resources and services exceeded what our planet can regenerate annually. Many economists criticising the developing degrowth movement fail to appreciate this critical point of Earth’s biophysical […]
Feedback Loops and Unsustainable Systems
Feedback Loops and Unsustainable Systems Mountains as seen from Tennessee Welcome Center I have brought up feedback loops (both positive and negative) many times in this space. I’ve also brought up unsustainable systems in one way or another in practically every article, since they are endemic in human society and at the root of every predicament. It would be very simple […]
What is Degrowth?
What is Degrowth? C.R. “Doodle” White Overlook, Hampton, Tennessee I’m going to start this article with a song from Billy Joel. Those outside the United States might find the song somewhat difficult to understand. When the song came out, even I didn’t fully comprehend the implications the song brings to the forefront. The song is basically […]
Jason Hickel: Degrowth and Ecosocialism
Jason Hickel: Degrowth and Ecosocialism
The degrowth propaganda squad
The degrowth propaganda squad Degrowth. Image: Klimacamp Wien What degrowth thinkers can learn from free market economist Friedrich Hayek and the father of public relations, Edward Bernays. ‘There is no alternative.’ The infamous slogan used by Margaret Thatcher would often be flung in your face, explicitly or implicitly, whenever you tried, in recent decades, to resist […]
Climate Action- Right Way, Wrong Way
Climate Action- Right Way, Wrong Way It seems everywhere I go these days I see signs saying, “Climate Action- Now!”. But what do people mean by climate action? What exactly are they calling for? Are they calling for the right actions? Is our climate message the right one? Are our demands workable? Will the necessary […]
Overnight Degrowth
Overnight Degrowth The Degrowth movement is gaining momentum. You’ve probably read articles about it and thought “Yeah, that makes sense, but it’ll never happen”. And today, you’d be right. Any government that tried to introduce it would soon become like the parrot, an ex-government. However, we all know that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Perhaps you’ve […]
Life in a ‘degrowth’ economy, and why you might actually enjoy it
Life in a ‘degrowth’ economy, and why you might actually enjoy it Time to get off the economic growth train? Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock What does genuine economic progress look like? The orthodox answer is that a bigger economy is always better, but this idea is increasingly strained by the knowledge that, on a finite planet, the economy […]
Life in ‘Degrowth’ Economy: Envisioning a Prosperous Descent (Part IV of Ecological Civilisation)
Life in ‘Degrowth’ Economy: Envisioning a Prosperous Descent (Part IV of Ecological Civilisation)
Geopolitics and Degrowth
Geopolitics and Degrowth The Geopolitics of Degrowth holds that real power flows not from waste, centralization and coercion but from decentralization, relocalization and the free flow of value. Conventional geopolitics is all about more: more military power, more sanctions, more coercion, more influence. The Geopolitics of Degrowth is all about the the power of less: wasting less, consuming less, needing less […]
Degrowth is the Future.
Degrowth is the Future. The question is not whether we will face degrowth, but what we choose to degrow. Photo by Thom Milkovic on Unsplash (I will keep this short by linking to previous articles.) Degrowth has the issue of being defined or rather framed by what it is against rather than what it is for. “Many of the objections to degrowth […]
