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‘Til Sustainability Do You Part: Arranging a Marriage Between Degrowth and the Circular Economy
‘Til Sustainability Do You Part: Arranging a Marriage Between Degrowth and the Circular Economy By now, most environmentalists have come across the term circular economy. It’s sexy, it’s cool, and it makes us feel like we can have our cake and eat it too—as long as the cake is made of sustainably grown ingredients, cooked […]
Defending degrowth at ecomodernism’s home
Defending degrowth at ecomodernism’s home In June, I was invited to speak at the eight annual Breakthrough Dialogue, an annual invite-only conference where accomplished thinkers debate how to achieve prosperity for humans and nature. The Breakthrough Institute, anecomodernist think-tank, welcomed my presence as a provocateur. I was to participate in a panel called “Decoupling vs. Degrowth”. My […]
Magic economics
Magic economics When your car is malfunctioning and you take it to a mechanic, you hope that they’ll diagnose the problem and give you some repair suggestions and costings. You don’t expect them to discourse lengthily on the wider transport system or on government priorities vis-à-vis roads and other infrastructure. It’s not their job. I’d […]
The Transition Towns Movement … going where?
The Transition Towns Movement … going where? The global predicament cannot be solved other than through a Transition Towns movement, and the emergence of such a movement has been of immense importance. But I fear that the present movement is not going to do what’s needed. Four years ago I circulated reasons for this view. […]
The Three Crises That Will Synchronize a Global Meltdown by 2025
The Three Crises That Will Synchronize a Global Meltdown by 2025 We’re going to get a synchronized global dynamic, but it won’t be “growth” and stability, it will be DeGrowth and instability. To understand the synchronized global meltdown that is on tap for the 2021-2025 period, we must first stipulate the relationship of “money” to […]
Breaking the chains of delusion -Technological progress mythologies and the pitfalls of digitalization
Breaking the chains of delusion -Technological progress mythologies and the pitfalls of digitalization When it comes to technological development, I often hear the words: What can be done will be done – sooner or later. Many people think that technological development follows a path directed by quasi-natural laws that head into one and only one direction […]
Decolonisation and Degrowth
Decolonisation and Degrowth Why do degrowth scholars use the word “decolonise” to discuss the process of changing the growth imaginary? Isn’t decolonisation about undoing the historical colonisation of land, languages and minds? How do these two uses of the word relate? This blog post is the result from a discussion held between some participants at […]
The real lesson of the Energiewende is that the German economy uses too much energy to be sustainable and needs to degrow…
The real lesson of the Energiewende is that the German economy uses too much energy to be sustainable and needs to degrow… Implications of a study by Hans Werner Sinn, ifo Institute Munich For a long time Germany’s attempt to grapple with atomic power, climate change and energy issues through its so called “Energiewende” (Energy […]
From Degrowth to De-Globalization
From Degrowth to De-Globalization By Jim Carter/Pixabay The rise of far-right globalization criticism requires a new role for the Degrowth movement. ‘Progressive De-Globalization‘ could be the counter-project that is urgently needed. After the German and Austrian elections, it becomes clear once more that the rise of the new far-right is not a temporary phenomenon. Neither […]
De-Growth is Feasible: People Want a New Economy
DE-GROWTH IS FEASIBLE: PEOPLE WANT A NEW ECONOMY Branko Milanovic has written a response to my argument. As I read it, I was struck by two things – both quite significant. First, Branko now seems to accept the science on how “green growth” is not a thing, and has backed off his assumption that endless […]
What happened when Degrowth was discussed in the Catalan Parliament?
What happened when Degrowth was discussed in the Catalan Parliament? The “estelada decrecentista”, or the Catalan flag with the degrowth symbol instead of the usual star, from “Casdeiro” – click for original context. Introduction from SSM. We recently carried a translation of an interview with Sergi Saladié who introduced a debate on degrowth into the Catalan […]
Puerto Rico: A Potential Experiment in Degrowth?
Puerto Rico: A Potential Experiment in Degrowth? I’m sure that some will criticize the insensitivity of the timing of this essay. How can you talk about Puerto Rico, climate change, and degrowth at this tragic time? But what time is better than now? There are only going to be more disasters and more tragic times […]
From Growth to Degrowth: a Brief History
From Growth to Degrowth: a Brief History The notion of economic growth as a regular, ongoing, self-sustained process no longer holds up to critical analysis. Even during what’s been called “The Glorious Thirty” – the years between the end of World War II and the 1974 oil crisis – growth occurred almost solely in industrialized […]
How Do We Design a DeGrowth Economy?
How Do We Design a DeGrowth Economy? The conventional objections to DeGrowth boil down to: it isn’t the status quo, so it can’t work. Actually, it’s the status quo that isn’t working. I’ve written about DeGrowth for many years, including Degrowth, Anti-Consumerism and Peak Consumption (May 9, 2013), Degrowth Solutions: Half-Farmer, Half-X (July 19, 2014) and And the Next Big Thing […]
