For future generations to meet their needs, and to close the global inequality gap, we need to degrow. That is we need to reduce resource and energy consumption to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human well-being (Hickel, 2020a,b). …

Een lezing door Egbert Dommerholt over de degrowth economy voor de Impact Colleges van Impact Noord. Impact Noord, Hanze Hogeschool, HanzePRO en de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen organiseren gezamenlijk een reeks Impact Colleges. Op 21 september van 16:00 tot 17:30 uur was het eerste Impact College met …

At present, leading international agencies, such as the United Nations Environmental Programme, are largely focused on what they claim to be ‘win-win’ scenarios of ‘sustainable development’ rhetoric. These combine social, economic and environmental objectives. However, as noted by the ‘Scientists’ Warning …