http://www.degrowthindiainitiative.org/We are very excited that there's now a promising degrowth-iniatiative in India. The Degrowth-India initiative and blog aims at re-politicizing the Indian debate on the much needed socio-ecological transformation. A press-article about the kick-off of the initiative is available here. If you're interested in the further development of the debate, stay tuned in!
„Wer von der Akkumulation des Kapitals nicht reden will, soll zum Wachstum schweigen,“ so einer der vielen prägenden Sätze des Politikwissenschaftlers Elmar Altvater, der am 1. Mai gestorben ist. Als Lehrer, Redner, Autor und kritischer Denker ist sein Werk prägend für die deutschsprachige wachstumskritische Debatte und darüber hinaus. Die Diskussion um Postwachstum und Degrowth hat viel von ih...
By Andreas Roos “The great economic revolutions in history occur when new communication revolutions merge with new energy regimes”. This is the beginning of an article by Jeremy Rifkin in the Guardian back in 2011, echoing the promise he laid out in his then newly written book The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and World. The book claims, i...
By Mark Burton Most ecological economists argue that continued economic growth is incompatible with ecological safety. That is to say continued increases in Gross Domestic Product, (GDP and also Gross Value Added, GVA) cannot happen while reducing ecological impacts in general, and climate change-causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in particular. It isn’t a popular message, and is one that ...
