@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialTechnology is the enemy of degrowth
Technology is the enemy of degrowth Gerry McGovern* In the series Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture "We are told that deep-sea mining is necessary to support the green economy. That we need to extract these polymetallic nodules at the bottom of the sea so we can create electric batteries to run automobiles without using carbon fuels. But deep-sea mining is such a destructive process." …
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The EU’s Retreat on Corporate Accountability – degrowthUK
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"Tech Santa has arrived, and even though the ice is melting, his bag is still bulging with the latest, greatest tech toys for the boys. Let’s see, what do we have here? AI, bitcoin, shiny, shiny electric vehicles, scooters, vapes, and solar panels. Wind machines with gigantic blades that can reach almost as high…
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialIs branding and marketing compatible with the Degrowth ethos??
Is marketing compatible with the Degrowth ethos? Gary Quayle* In the series Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture Degrowth scholars and increasing numbers of environmental policy researchers are openly voicing their preference for Degrowth over the more publicised and endorsed Green New Deal or green growth (Cox, 2016). There is a flourishing body of evidence espousing the doctrine of Degrowth and…
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The EU’s Retreat on Corporate Accountability – degrowthUK
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The EU’s Retreat on Corporate Accountability – degrowthUK
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@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialThe EU’s Retreat on Corporate Accountability
The EU’s Retreat on Corporate Accountability: Growth, Imperial Extraction, and the Limits of Regulation by Alice Puerto* In the series Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture In 2025, the European Union took what may prove to be a historic step backward. Under pressure from a consolidated right–far-right bloc in the European Parliament, led by the European People’s Party and allied with nationalist forces, the…
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialFrom Green Growth to Ecological Ungovernability: Why Degrowth Is No Longer Optional
Jacobo Rivas Sanmartín* In the series, Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture. 1. Disaster, Transition, and the Political Vacuum When the DANA weather system brought heavy rain and catastrophic floods to Valencia, the event was seen as a ‘natural disaster’, something out of the ordinary. That, however, is misleading: such events are not something that just happens naturally but,…
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialWhat can be called the eco-welfare state is an exercise in triangulation whereby the attempt is made to reconcile three incompatible goals: human welfare, ecological protection and economic growth.
From Green Growth to Ecological Ungovernability: Why Degrowth Is No Longer Optional
Jacobo Rivas Sanmartín
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