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Can degrowth save the climate?

Can degrowth save the climate?

Science Weekly vor 7 Monaten

Madeleine Finlay hears from Nick Stern, professor of economics and government at the London School of Economics, and Jason Hickel, a political economist and professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, two economists arguing for a change in how we

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Since the 1960s, global GDP has been rapidly rising and living
standards have reached record highs. But something else has been
rocketing up too – carbon emissions. For years, scientists and
economists have been asking: is it possible to grow without heating
and polluting the Earth? And as the climate becomes more unstable,
the issue is only becoming more urgent. Madeleine Finlay hears from
two economists arguing for a change in how we measure a country’s
success. Nick Stern is professor of economics and government at the
London School of Economics and an advocate of green growth, an
approach to growth that prioritises green industry. Jason Hickel is
a political economist and professor at the Autonomous University of
Barcelona who advocates degrowth, shrinking parts of the economy
that do not advance our social and ecological goals.. Help support
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