The relentless pursuit of GDP growth is being challenged from environmental and well-being standpoints. But where did the idea come from?
… The relentless pursuit of GDP growth is being challenged from … as never before. In rich countries, rates of GDP growth have declined, decade after decade … point — roughly speaking when per capita GDP exceeds $15,000. At higher levels, the …
The great acceleration - in GDP, population, cities, travel, deforestation, pollution - is on some metrics stuttering. What does this mean for a just transition?
… The great acceleration - in GDP, population, cities, travel, … datasets: the growth of foreign investment, GDP, greenhouse gas emissions, population, … from 1950-2000, and most indices, including GDP growth, transport, and primary energy use, …
The extreme heat of the upcoming El Niño years should compel us to subordinate profit motives to urgent climate goals. This article first appeared at Truthout.
… from trivial. The 2003 El Niño lowered the GDP of some countries, including Indonesia and … process whereby global heating undermines GDP growth and drives inflation up . Several … World Bank data. Climate change is a brake on GDP growth, but by no means the only one. …
Academic FEDERICO DEMARIA will be addressing staff at the European Commission today in a keynote speech about the crucial issues of economic growth and environmental degradation. He asks, is the well-being of the individual, societies and nations possible beyond economic growth?
… - a decrease in resource use per unit of GDP. But, there is no absolute decoupling … does not solve real problems. Increase in GDP leads to increase in material and energy … Happiness and economics literature shows that GDP growth is not needed for well-being, …
Degrowth and its opponents recognize the necessity of mass movements and system change to address the climate emergency.
… already outdated. In the present era of low GDP growth, there is no meaningful choice … Workers, after all, are not wedded to endless GDP growth. Rather, their needs are human: … to 38,720 — and then, if your model requires GDP growth, hike it further. Even if you …
The 'Absolute Zero' report demonstrates how the UK can deliver on its climate change commitments. In doing so, it debunks technological utopianism - but what of economy and class?
… from our purchasing which have grown with our GDP but which occur in other countries from … climate change as being a fraction of GDP, as if not mitigating it would allow GDP to grow more. But if you think about it, …
We need to build systems capable of scaling back production in ways that do not cause loss of livelihood or life to be more resilient to crises.
… lives are lost; it is terrible not because GDP is going down, to which we are … for us to refocus on what really matters: not GDP, but the health and wellbeing of our …
China's coal extraction and consumption peaked years ago and much sooner than anticipated. But the Silk Belt and Road Initiative – a massive foreign investments plan – seems to outsource China's emissions. Just like we in the West did, when we moved production to China. Ecological economists, FEDERICO DEMARIA and JOAN MARTINEZ ALIER report
… from 4.3 kg of resources per US dollar of GDP to 2.5. In other words, the Chinese … be US$1.4 trillion (a bit more than Spain’s GDP). The plan will also have domestic …
A decade after the first international 'degrowth' conference, FEDERICO DEMARIA charts the evolution of the term from a provocative activist slogan to what he says is now an academic concept taking hold with policymakers
… Commission titled “ Well being beyond GDP growth? ”. The emerging field of …