The Journal of Cleaner Production will be issuing a special volume on the topic of technology and degrowth and is looking for interesting scientific contributions. Abstracts of 400 to 500 words can be submitted until 31 August 2015. The special volume aims to both provide 1) a state of the art selection of current discussions of the role of technology within Degrowth in academia and practice and 2) a deepened reflection on technologies with the aim to specify perspectives and to overcome their entrenchment. The full call for papers can be accessed here
.Since the very beginning of modern growth-critique, starting with the publication of the report „Limits to Growth“ in 1972, the mainstream response to this critique has always been: “Well, we can grow the limits by making things ever more efficient”. Now, with the shiny user interface of the ongoing digital revolution, the holy grail of the efficiency revolution gets yet another new finish: By ...
By Chandran Nair A seminal paper jointly authored by a dozen international scientists and academics and released in April has created a ripple in the conservation community. It is a lengthy essay but what An Ecomodernist Manifesto says is that accelerated technological progress combined with socio-economic change will 'decouple' human economic pursuit from its impact on the environment. Transl...
Überall auf der Welt fahren die Leute gerne Mercedes. Auch andere Produkte „Made in Germany“ sind beliebt. Das herrschende Argument: Gute Qualität überzeugt eben. Deshalb exportiere Deutschland viel mehr als andere Länder. Im Jahr 2013 soll der deutsche Leistungsbilanzüberschuss (Exporte minus Importe) bei ca. 200 Milliarden Euro liegen. Dabei ist das nichts Neues: Deutschland erwirtschaftet seit [...]
