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!
Täglich prasseln bedrohliche Nachrichten auf uns ein. Wie geht es mir persönlich damit und wie können wir als Gesellschaft damit umgehen? Welche Zukunft wünsche ich mir überhaupt für mich, die Welt und auch meine Kinder? Und wie hängt das, was mich in meinem Leben bewegt, zusammen mit dem Großen Ganzen? Wovor habe ich Angst, was macht mich wütend und wie kann ich diese Gefühle als Antrieb und K...
Historical roots of current debates on sustainable degrowth The future of economic growth is one of the decisive challenges of the twenty-first century. Though beginning at different times in different places, during the last two centuries, overall global economic growth has profoundly transformed life of humans and of the rest of nature. Today, societies, economies, and cultures are essentia...
While agreeing with many points of van den Bergh's excellent review of the growth versus climate debate, I would like to point to a fundamental misrepresentation of the quoted research on degrowth: degrowth is not a strategy "aimed at reducing the size of the GDP". In fact, the degrowth proposition is that the relationship between fossil fuels/carbon emissions and GDP growth is mutual, and th...
