A brief history of contemporary “consumerism” and anti-consumerism
History books usually study social movements of the second half of the nineteenth century from the point of view of the split between anarchists and Marxists.
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How to Shrink the Economy without Crashing It: A Ten-Point Plan
If there is a theoretical pathway to a significantly smaller economy we should try to identify it.
Degrowth-movement refuted by climate-report? No, not at all!
[I]nternational media, governments and the United Nations enthusiastically welcomed a new report entitled “Better Growth, Better Climate” and trumpeted its central message around the globe: that economic growth and tackling climate change can go hand in hand….
Limits to Growth: Where We Are and What to Do About It
In this talk, Nate Hagens synthesizes the current landscape of global energy, environment and financial risks while offering suggestions on what to do as a hominid living on a full planet.
Schools of Thought on Degrowth
The economy of the future is described by different groups with different words in different languages and they do not always exactly translate into an identical idea.
Life in a ‘degrowth’ economy
What does genuine economic progress look like?
“No Ordinary Conference”: The Fourth Degrowth Conference in Leipzig
Degrowth is a movement built around a critique of the growth economy, which draws strongly on the limits to growth (cf also The Growth Illusion of Richard Douthwaite) and strong sustainability debates of the 1970s.
The Fabulous Future of P2P Economics, Commerce and Democracy
One thing everyone I met has in common is a desire to create a new world order, a new way of creating, connecting and being which is beyond the market, beyond ownership, growth and capitalism.
The 4th International Degrowth Conference: New Convergences
Degrowth? For most Americans, the idea of a movement dedicated to non-growth, let alone one that can attract so many people, is incomprehensible.
Call to Action: Reclaim the Climate Movement (Australia)
…I won’t be marching this weekend. I’ll be taking action instead.
There’s a lot more to Transition than community gardens
There is little mindfulness about how the way in which we communicate our message comes across to people beyond the bubble.
Degrowth and the Carbon Budget: Powerdown Strategies for Climate Stability – Part 2
In order to fully understand the necessary scale and speed of action required to significantly reduce climate change risks, citizens and governments must first understand the full extent and implications of the carbon budget challenge.
