Making sense of inputs from the Budapest Degrowth Conference The degrowth community in Budapest and other forums formulated a number of concrete policies and identified alliances with other movements. Acknowledging the diversity of perspectives and a more concise set of proposals by Research and Degrowth, this article puts together a number of policies and proposals consistent with degrowth. T...
By Fabian Scheidler In the face of climate change, financial crises and mass poverty, a growing number of people agree that we need a fundamental social-ecological transformation that includes all areas of society. Luckily, a huge variety of concepts and practices for such transformation already exists. These, however, have not yet been able to leave their niches. Why is this so difficult? Are...
Von Kai Kuhnhenn und Eva Mahnke Teile von Politik und Wirtschaft loben Deutschland gern als „Klimaschutzvorreiter“, zuletzt etwa die vier CDU/CSU-Politiker Michael Fuchs, Georg Nüßlein, Joachim Pfeiffer und Thomas Bareiß in einem Brief an ihre Fraktion. „Deutschland gehört global zu den Vorreitern bei der Erneuerbaren- und Klimapolitik“, heißt es darin. Wer anderes behaupte, versuche die weitr...
