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Net zero isn’t just about renewables. Decoupling shows how smarter energy systems, efficiency, and technology let economies grow while cutting emissions.
The South African government has not invested enough for renewable energy to contribute to long-term economic growth.
Many African countries have a major youth unemployment problem. More must be done to create jobs and help young people develop the right skills.
This obsession with economic growth is destroying our planet. We must rethink private ownership of land – that’s where it all went wrong.
One set of ideas runs counter to the mainstream consensus that technology will save us from climate change. Can degrowth ever win enough converts to persuade humanity to change course?
According to a survey of almost 800 climate researchers, 73% are sceptical of the idea of green growth. Instead, approaches such as agrowth and degrowth are gaining ground.
The Baltic port city of Gdańsk, in Poland, showcases how cities might return their waterfronts to residents and restore the industrial landscape.
The oil and gas industry was in trouble before the pandemic hit, but now it faces potential collapse. A majority of Canadians want the federal government to invest in a ‘green recovery.’
Some people might think it’s a ridiculous conversation, but for the sake of the planet we need to talk about ending capitalism.
Economic growth created the climate crisis and continues to fuel it – ‘green’ growth is no solution.
If we want to live sustainably, we must question our appetite for growth.
Top contributors
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Economics, Leiden University
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Reader of Public Policy, University of Warwick
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University
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Research Fellow, Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), University of Strathclyde
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Sessional Lecturer, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, Western Sydney University
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Felllow at Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral research fellow in Ecological economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Analytics, ESCP Business School
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Project Manager, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Research Fellow, Sciences Po