What is economic growth, is it necessary, and is there an alternative?
… January 2020 | News Resurgence & Ecologist Degrowth Science & Systems … What is economic growth, is it necessary, and is there an alternative? Growth – economic growth – will increasingly …
Phosphorus exhaustion limits Amazon's growth rate as CO2 rises, making the rainforest less resilient to climate breakdown.
… Amazon growth limited by lack of phosphorus Brendan … Phosphorus exhaustion limits Amazon's growth rate as CO2 rises, making the … less resilient to climate breakdown. Growth of the Amazon rainforest in our …
Organic food and drink now makes up 1.5 percent of Britain's shopping baskets after six years of steady growth, according to a Soil Association report published today. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… UK now worth £2.2 billion after sixth year of growth Brendan Montague | 7th February 2018 … shopping baskets after six years of steady growth, according to a Soil Association report … The market has now had six years of steady growth, with organic accounting for 1.5 …
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 …
Margaret Thatcher flipped from environmental advocate to climate change denier.
… action, and argued that economic growth must benefit “future as well as present generations everywhere.” Economic Growth But, her autobiography states: “By the … economies to grow and develop because without growth you cannot generate the wealth required …
Białowieża Forest is the best preserved forest ecosystem and the best preserved old-growth lowland forest in Europe. But it is under threat, reports BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… forest ecosystem and the best preserved old-growth lowland forest in Europe. But it is … plan to triple logging in the protected old-growth forest was in breach of the EU Birds … logging is taking place, including old-growth forest stands. Dariusz Gatkowski, …
'Capitalism, colonialism, and ecological devastation are all cause and effect of each other, and they coevolved together.'
… as a direct result of its exponential growth. This to me sounds very similar - … its behaviour. We move from C-M-C to M-C-M’. Growth As Marx points out in Capital, there is … is capitalism itself. At the same time, the growth of capitalism means only a neoliberal, …
Wind generates almost a twentieth of America's power, writes Kieran Cooke - and that's set to double in five years, despite the phase-out of tax credits. Now the main constraint to future expansion is power line capacity.
… resource" , the DOE says. Impressive growth The rate of growth of wind power in the US has been … elimination of tax breaks initially slowed growth in the construction of wind energy …
There are hopeful signs that China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is becoming less reliant on the polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise, writes Kieran Cooke. Great news for China, and the planet - but worrying for coal exporters!
… of all energy sources, has powered the growth of China's flyaway economy. But as … economic expansion back in the late 1980s. Growth in coal imports at a 'virtual halt' … a recent analysis of China's coal sector that growth in coal imports, which had been going …
Campaigners urge Michael Gove to get tough on 'dark store' delivery depots or risk children’s health and well-being from air pollution.
… Lorax Initiative states that the unchecked growth and lack of regulation of last-mile … in its new report, Making Ecommerce Growth Green . The owners should report on … College London, said: “The unregulated growth of dark stores and micro fulfilment …
'This year we see yet another rise in global fossil CO2 emissions, when we need a rapid decline.'
… the largest contributor to total emissions growth. The growth in oil emissions can be largely … although climate change reduced this growth by an estimated 4% (ocean sink) and …
Increased production from US fracking operations is a major reason for the drop in oil prices, writes Kieran Cooke. But there are warnings that the industry now faces an existential crisis from which it may never recover, as the financial sector faces the prospect of worthless shares and $100s of billions of defaulted debt.
… has increased. But with global economic growth now slowing - the drop in growth in China is particularly significant - … another challenge facing the industry is the growth and rapidly falling costs of renewable …
Fakenomics: Lee Raymond is the Texan captain who steered the Exxon ship against the rising tide of climate science.
… the opportunity to experience wealth and growth if they were not allowed to use fossil … fuels unabatedly. “Energy use and economic growth are inextricably linked,” he told the … “The countries with the highest economic growth and the highest standards of living are …
Margaret Thatcher was at the height of her premiership when she took to the podium at the United Nations general assembly on the global environment held at the UN building in New York on 8 November 1989, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… between ecological conservation and economic growth: “We must have continued economic growth in order to generate the wealth … protection of the environment. But it must be growth which does not plunder the planet today …
How might a post-capitalist society evolve to meet the needs of humans and the natural world?
… prescribed by the society in which they live. Growth of capital Today, almost all … has to grow, and has to accumulate. The growth of capital is in direct conflict with …
An interview with George Monbiot and audio of his talk at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.
… puts profit making, the markets and economic growth ahead of human happiness. This is the … back to [Keynes],” Monbiot responds. “It is growth based. The whole point of Keynesian … economics is to maintain the rate of growth - not too fast, not too slow - and we …
An interview with George Monbiot, ahead of his talk at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London on 11 February 2020.
… puts profit making, the markets and economic growth ahead of human happiness. This is the … back to [Keynes],” Monbiot responds. “It is growth based. The whole point of Keynesian … economics is to maintain the rate of growth - not too fast, not too slow - and we …
Improved technology and falling costs are moving electric car sales into the fast lane as manufacturers seek achieve significant economies of scale, writes Kieran Cooke. And now China is leading the EV charge with its plans for 5 million plug-in vehicles by 2020.
… recharging. China will drive future EV sales growth Electric vehicle manufacturers say that … the headlines recently, but the main sales growth in future is likely to take place in …
Britain now stands half way between the triggering of Article 50 and leaving the EU. Yet, we still cannot be clear what will happen to environmental regulations. We shouldn’t be demonising regulations that are there to protect our future as “red tape”. Part two of a three part series by BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… regulatory barriers to growth and associated costs to the house … between environmental protection and economic growth." Carol Day, a lawyer at the … were too often presented as a barrier to growth when the reality was “[t]he network of …
Reducing meat and dairy consumption is essential for meeting climate targets.
… positive market trends, notably the growth of plant-based foods and … measures aiming to restrict market growth for alternatives, such as the recent …
Renewable energy projects set to create 10 million new jobs globally - with 625,000 in the UK alone.
… for sustained job creation and economic growth, especially in Northern England and … 110,000 Turkish jobs. This would accelerate growth in Turkey’s economy and offers an …
Keir Starmer won a standing ovation when announcing a Labour government would launch a publicly owned energy company.
… Energy company was “right for jobs, right for growth and right for energy independence from … spurs on private investment, stimulates growth … and the British people enjoy the …