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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Degrowth</a> can work — here’s how science can helpWealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EconomicGrowth</a> as an objective. By Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis, Tim Jackson, Daniel W. O’Neill, Juliet B. Schor, Julia K. Steinberger, Peter A. Victor & Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, 12 December 2022Excerpt: "The global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed. This dynamic is driving climate change and ecological breakdown. High-income economies, and the corporations and wealthy classes that dominate them, are mainly responsible for this problem and consume energy and materials at unsustainable rates."Yet many industrialized countries are now struggling to grow their economies, given economic convulsions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, resource scarcities and stagnating productivity improvements. Governments face a difficult situation. Their attempts to stimulate growth clash with objectives to improve human well-being and reduce environmental damage."GDP is getting a makeover — what it means for economies, health and the planet"Researchers in ecological economics call for a different approach — degrowth. Wealthy economies should abandon growth of gross domestic product (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GDP</a>) as a goal, scale down destructive and unnecessary forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/production" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#production</a> to reduce energy and material use, and focus economic activity around securing human needs and well-being. This approach, which has gained traction in recent years, can enable rapid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#decarbonization</a> and stop ecological breakdown while improving social outcomes. It frees up energy and materials for low- and middle-income countries in which growth might still be needed for development. Degrowth is a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies and achieve social and ecological goals, unlike recession, which is chaotic and socially destabilizing and occurs when growth-dependent economies fail to grow."Reports this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IPCC</a>) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Biodiversity</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ecosystem</a> Services (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IPBES</a>) suggest that degrowth policies should be considered in the fight against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateBreakdown</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#biodiversity</a> loss, respectively. Policies to support such a strategy include the following."Reduce less-necessary production. This means scaling down destructive sectors such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a>, mass-produced meat and dairy, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FastFashion</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#advertising</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cars</a> and aviation, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PrivateJets</a>. At the same time, there is a need to end the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PlannedObsolescence</a> of products, lengthen their lifespans and reduce the purchasing power of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#rich</a>."Improve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PublicServices</a>. It is necessary to ensure universal access to high-quality <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HealthCare</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Education</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Housing</a>, transportation, Internet, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RenewableEnergy</a> and nutritious food. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalPublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UniversalPublicServices</a> can deliver strong social outcomes without high levels of resource use."Introduce a green jobs guarantee. This would train and mobilize labour around urgent social and ecological objectives, such as installing renewables, insulating buildings, regenerating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ecosystems</a> and improving social care. A programme of this type would end unemployment and ensure a just transition out of jobs for workers in declining industries or 'sunset sectors', such as those contingent on fossil fuels. It could be paired with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UniversalIncome</a> policy."Reduce working time. This could be achieved by lowering the retirement age, encouraging part-time working or adopting a four-day working week [and hybrid or remote work]. These measures would lower <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarbonEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CarbonEmissions</a> and free people to engage in care and other welfare-improving activities. They would also stabilize employment as less-necessary production declines."Enable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#sustainable</a> development. This requires cancelling unfair and unpayable debts of low- and middle-income countries, curbing unequal exchange in international trade and creating conditions for productive capacity to be reoriented towards achieving social objectives."Some countries, regions and cities have already introduced elements of these policies. Many European nations guarantee free health care and education; Vienna and Singapore are renowned for high-quality public housing; and nearly 100 cities worldwide offer free public transport. Job guarantee schemes have been used by many nations in the past, and experiments with basic incomes and shorter working hours are under way in Finland, Sweden and New Zealand."But implementing a more comprehensive strategy of degrowth — in a safe and just way — faces five key research challenges, as we outline here."Read more: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/AtJ87" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://archive.ph/AtJ87</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourDayWorkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FourDayWorkweek</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RemoteWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RemoteWork</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HybridWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HybridWork</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CapitalismKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ProtectMotherEarth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BuyLess</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyNothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BuyNothing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LibraryOfThings</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

Susi Arnott“Bending the curve of contemporary biodiversity loss and change is one of the greatest challenges facing our society" Benchmark study using <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPBES</a> 5 drivers <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/planetarycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planetarycrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/human-link-biodiversity-loss-species-ecosystems-climate-pollution-eawag-study-nature-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/human-link-biodiversity-loss-species-ecosystems-climate-pollution-eawag-study-nature-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a>

IPBES🚨 Call for Contributions🚨Help drive real impact with the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPBES</a> Nexus & Transformative Change Assessments! 🌍📢We invite governments, organizations & individuals to support uptake & use through workshops, training, and more.📆Deadline: Dec 2025<a href="https://www.ipbes.net/support_to_building_capacity_submissions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ipbes.net/support_to_building_capacity_submissions</a>

Estelle PlatiniC'est en 2020 qu'a eu lieu le premier confinement mondial. Cette année-là, la Plateforme intergouvernementale scientifique et politique sur la biodiversité et les services écosystémiques <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPBES</a> a convoqué « un atelier virtuel urgent sur les liens entre la dégradation de la nature et l'augmentation des risques de pandémie [...] Les expert·es s'accordent à dire qu'il est possible d'échapper à l'ère des pandémies, mais que cela nécessitera un changement radical d'approche, pour passer de la réaction à la prévention. » Les résultats décrits dans le rapport de l'atelier n'ont été ni discutés ni approuvés par la plénière de l'IPBES. [grr]Communiqué de presse : <a href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/escaping-era-pandemics-experts-warn-worse-crises-come-options" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/escaping-era-pandemics-experts-warn-worse-crises-come-options</a>(à suivre) 🧶<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/biodiversit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversité</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/terres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terres</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/viande" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#viande</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/d%C3%A9forestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#déforestation</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/transition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transition</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/transitionEnerg%C3%A9tique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transitionEnergétique</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/extraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extraction</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/guerreCivile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guerreCivile</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/milices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#milices</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/VSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VSS</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prostitution</a> <a 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