Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Although growth-critique is currently in vogue and degrowth is mentioned favorably even by the pope in his most recent encyclical, there is as yet almost no scientific research on degrowth as a social movement.
Setting aside some of my big ambitions — studying, writing, trying to amass twitter followers — to simply move slowly evolved my understanding of how to degrow.
The reluctance of degrowth-critics to define growth makes for poor debate.
As much as world leaders would like to focus attention on their economies, terrorism, or winning the next election, the heat is rising.
My own Promethean ambition is for us to embrace our techne, our human skills, and use them to live with humility and wisdom alongside others on our planet.
Degrowth is a frontal attack on the ideology of economic growth.
Our high priests now take the peculiar form of neoclassical economists, bankers, and national treasurers.
Powered by hardcore conviction, Cooperide is a bloc that will travel from Copenhagen to Paris for COP21, starting November 14.
Tens of thousands are currently coming to Europe, hoping for a better future.
With the “Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change” published by the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium earlier this month, another world religion has expressed heavy concerns about the pursuit of relentless economic growth.
It seems like a tough one to argue for degrowth in the context of the Greek crisis and as an alternative to austerity – but then all the more reason to try.
There is an increasing consensus on the need and urgency to tackle climate change and its consequences.
