Creating global prosperity without economic growth

Degrowth Photo Contest

by Sharon Ede on 12th August 2011

R&D (Research and Degrowth/Recherche et Decroissance) invite submissions of photographs for their 2012 Calendar. In this critical time of austerity, debt, and ecological crises we would like to call for a VISUAL illustration of the ideas, strategies, and dimensions of degrowth and thus make them understandable and known in society at large. We call for [...]

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Sir David Attenborough presents the 2011 RSA President’s Lecture, during which he refers to ‘sustainable growth’ as an oxymoron.

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Envisioning Not For Profit World

by Sharon Ede on 24th February 2011

Post Growth’s Donnie Maclurcan offers the following challenge – by 2050, could we evolve a not-for-profit world, where every business has as its primary objective, the fulfilment of social needs?

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Population Taboos? No Kidding!

by Sharon Ede on 10th February 2011

The first step to breaking the population taboo is making it safe for people to talk about their own fertility choices without fear of judgement.

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The Australian Conservation Foundation, the largest environment organisation in Australia, formally adopted a policy position called ‘Better Than Growth’ in November 2010.

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The Bomb is Still Ticking…

by Sharon Ede on 8th November 2010

Claims that Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is a fizzer are misplaced – the bomb is still ticking.

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For audiences where concern for ecosystems and biodiversity may not resonate, expressing limits in terms of risk and safety – a ‘safe operating limit’ – could be a powerful way to help communicate the importance of limits.

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The Population Puzzle

by Sharon Ede on 22nd August 2010

Along with consumption, the question of population is at the heart of growth and post growth issues – and this question has begun emerging into mainstream public debate.

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An overview of the Global Footprint Network’s 2010 ‘Opportunity of Limits’ Forum, the first gathering of its kind centered on the issue of ecological limits and how they will influence the future.

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