Degrowth

A degrowth lifestyle in everyday practice brings about all kinds of challenges and it takes lots of support to stay motivated.

The Green New Deal moves beyond market-based instruments and might even debunk the need for pursuing economic growth at all costs.

The EU must forge a new Sustainability and Wellbeing pact which focuses not on growth but on quality of life, tax reform and zero waste.

More than 200 experts use Europe Day to call for systemic changes to deal with the climate crisis, species extinction and inequality

Economists need to develop a measure of net economic and ecological well-being, rather than depending on GDP.

The Green New Deal focusses on heavy investment in green technology – but the elephant in the room is consumption.

We need a new narrative for our shared socioeconomic future.

What role does technology play in our ecologically sustainable future, and how do we get there?

The transition to renewable energy will entail a period of economic deintensification or 'degrowth' that could benefit wellbeing.

The authors of 'Degrowth in the Suburbs' discuss their vision for a radical urban imaginary.

Following the sixth International Conference on Degrowth in Sweden - and ahead of two complimentary events in Mexico and Brussels this September - members of the DEGROWTH CONFERENCE SUPPORT GROUP reflect on the history of these events

A decade after the first international 'degrowth' conference, FEDERICO DEMARIA charts the evolution of the term from a provocative activist slogan to what he says is now an academic concept taking hold with policymakers

Ecological Economist FEDERICO DEMARIA was the youngest panellist at a recent House of Commons debate on ‘Degrowth' as a movement gaining traction and now entering the corridors of power. Here's his report on the challenges and tasks ahead

The alternatives to neoliberalism - including a new community type of agriculture and community-owned green energy, local currencies, peer-to-peer networks and a sharing economy - are already here and unfolding right now. All we need is a revolution writes NICK MEYNEN

Reporting from The 5th International Degrowth Conference in Budapest - which continues today and tomorrow - NICK MEYNEN explores the new narrative of ‘sufficiency' being discussed and and asks will it catch on before it's too late?

The French have a much better word for it: 'decroissance'. Using ugly and frightening terms like 'degrowth' won't help pave the way for a new and exciting economics