Michael Joy

Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

real green growth

The idea of ‘green growth’ is flawed. We must find ways of using and wasting less energy

As countries explore ways of decarbonising their economies, the mantra of “green growth” risks trapping us in a spiral of failures. Green growth is an oxymoron.

May 28, 2021