The concept of green economic growth has gained political acceptance. But a new study shows this policy choice has little or no scientific basis.
… 'Green growth' is not enough Nick Meynen | 12th July 2019 News Green Growth Growing The Economy Sustainability … The concept of green economic growth has gained political acceptance. But a …
'Governments need a way to promote a sustainable, equitable transition while reducing the overall debt burden.'
… that an absolute decoupling of GDP growth from environmental impact is not … our economic system off its dependency on growth . Complete the Ecologist's 2020 … Abandoning the pursuit of endless economic growth does not mean accepting poverty and a …
Forty-two biologists and botanists have sent a signed petition to the governments of British Columbia and Canada calling for full protection of the country's old-growth forest.
… Old-growth forests must be protected, say … 2007 News Caribou British Columbia Canada Old-growth Forests Forests Deforestation Logging … for full protection of the country's old-growth forest. Protecting the forests, the …
Repulsing the logging invasion of Tasmania’s wet eucalypt forest by Paul Kingsnorth
… much more economically efficient than the old-growth forests of the Styx valley ever were. … new policy on the logging of Tasmania’s old-growth forests. Australia is in the middle of … cheering wildly as Howard announces that old-growth logging will continue in Tasmania for …
An interview with Friends of the Earth’s Kierra Box.
… for Brexit - is the illusion that economic growth is vital to national prosperity, and … advanced by those who benefit most from such growth - private and institutional investors, … true. Box argues that support for economic growth made sense in a previous era, when the …
More than 200 experts use Europe Day to call for systemic changes to deal with the climate crisis, species extinction and inequality
… pact' Nick Meynen | 9th May 2019 News Degrowth Europe Wellbeing Sustainability … 90.000 citizens asked for an end to Europe’s growth dependency and at a Growth in Transition conference in Vienna we …
Ahead of next week's budget, the RSPB is calling on you to remind the Chancellor not to forsake the environment on the road to economic recovery
… to promote economic recovery through green growth Rebecca Campbell | 16th March 2012 … the Chancellor to focus the budget on green growth and green job creation Ahead of next … proving to have no negative impact on growth or development. In his statement last …
Deutsche Bank economist Pavan Sukhdev is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what Sir Nicholas Stern did for climate change - valuing it
… you can have progress without GDP-led growth Tom Levitt | 22nd January 2010 Comment Economic Growth Biodiversity Deforestation Nature … and how progress is possible without economic growth TL: Could those same politicians and …
The Creative Climate Disclosure Project is a welcome blow, but we need to go further and confront our obsession with economic growth.
… 2019 News Extinction Advertising Marketing Growth Thought Leaders Editor’s Picks Carbon … and confront our obsession with economic growth. It’s all go in adland this week. … of resource use in a continuous economic growth paradigm, and any progress from the …
Imagine if a ‘prosperous’ society was one collectively working towards a happy, hopeful, just vision – and not increased GDP.
… Extinction Rebellion Arukah Network Economic Growth Thought Leaders … of misery”. The article explains how economic growth is not a problem, but rather the … he says, believe that the pursuit of economic growth is the root of our current problems. …
In an exclusive extract from his new book, World on the Edge, Lester Brown outlines fresh ways of thinking about water and land use in order to sustain the world's growing population
… the world's growing population Prior to 1950, growth of the food supply came almost entirely … Then as frontiers disappeared and population growth accelerated after World War II, the … between 1950 and 1973. Stated otherwise, growth in the grain harvest during this …
Inequalities in power, wealth and access to resources – not mere numbers – are key drivers of environmental degradation.
… Bomb and Donella Meadows’ The Limits to Growth in the late 1960s and early 1970s … World Economic forum that human population growth is responsible, and that most … them in the developing world where population growth rates had started to take off – …
Ecological and energy literacy are necessary if we’re to understand what is happening to us and why, and to develop productive ways to respond.
… is thus sorely needed. The Limits to Growth framework helps us to see the bigger picture. It shows that as exponential growth of the economy and population pushes … is that continued economic and population growth is infeasible. A holistic movement for …
Dr. Glen Barry tells the Ecologist why he believes that ecology is far more than just the study of life and its environment......
… she is being murdered by industrial human growth at the expense of ecosystems. Past … Collapse Humankind’s demand for resources and growth overwhelms nature, our steady … the burden of human industrial and population growth. Human destruction of natural …
What is progress and how do we measure it? Timber Festival will explore this question in relation to nature, the green economy and community wellbeing.
… John Everitt | 4th June 2019 News GDP Growth Thought Leaders Timber … a positive relationship between economic growth and wellbeing - otherwise, we will be … Kennedy challenged the concept of economic growth as a measure of America’s progress in …
Frontline communities are showing the way to a 'post-extractive' renewable energy transition that is socially just and ecologically viable.
… Extraction Renewables Capitalism Economic Growth Degrowth san_gorgonio_pass_wind_farm.jpg … and military and other sources. De-growth The report delves deeper still to …
The crisis triggered by Covid-19 has exposed many weaknesses of the growth-obsessed capitalist economy.
… Catherine Early | 26th May 2020 Comment Degrowth Thought Leaders Economics … Covid-19 has exposed many weaknesses of the growth-obsessed capitalist economy. Life and … be at the centre of the economy, instead of growth and wasteful production, according to …
Cost of pollution, deteriorating soil and other impacts surged to 1.3tr yuan in 2008 - equivalent to 3.9 per cent of country's GDP - as officials warn of threats to ecology, food safety and flood control
… China counts £130bn cost of economic growth in ecological damage Jonathan Watts … safety and flood control China's economic growth is inflicting more than a trillion … controls and attempt to slow annual economic growth from 10 per cent to 7.5 per cent. …
Warmer weather and reduced frosts linked to climate change are giving a boost to spring mushroom numbers in the UK and Europe
… significant impact on both the fruiting and growth of fungi. 'It is well known that … Holloway and one of the study authors. Winter growth Professor Gange said warmer … speeding up 'The entire pattern of fungal growth has changed, meaning that the vital …
A few hours from Melbourne lies one of Australia's natural wonders - a soaring forest of Mountain Ash trees up to 90 metres tall, with a host of endangered species. David Lindenmayer demands a halt to the logging, and the creation of a new National Park.
… in Mountain Ash forests, once extensive old growth forests now covers just 1,887 ha (in … Lindenmayer et al. 2013a ). Overall, the old growth high Mountain Ash forest covers just … et al. 2013b ) and destroy stands of old growth that are adjacent to logged and …
Ecosystems are buffering humanity against the worst impacts of global warming and also alleviating poverty, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
… could be the way forward COMMENT Economic growth has let us down. What's the … Tim Jackson's new book, 'Prosperity Without Growth', is an explosive indictment of the failure of economic growth to provide sustainable wellbeing for …
Former deputy editor of the Ecologist, Paul Kingsnorth, tells Matilda Lee why an obsession with CO2 has distracted environmentalists, and why we may already be beyond the point of no return...
… time they’ve got to promote constant economic growth. As environmentalists, in our private … lamenting the world’s obsession with economic growth? PK: It’s not so much a lament. There … societies, they are also promoting constant growth. The more growth you get, the more …