Monthly Archives: September 2019

Abstract – Tourism Management – Volume 70, February 2019, Pages 491-504 This study evaluates the carbon footprint (CF) of Barcelona tourist activity taking into account the above 30 million visitors who visit the city every year. This study analyzes the … Continue reading →

“To meet the demands of the Green New Deal, which proposes to convert the US economy to zero emissions, renewable power by 2030, there will be a lot more of these mines gouged into the crust of the earth. That’s … Continue reading →

While some people have rejected capitalism gladly and swiftly, I’ve done so slowly and reluctantly. Part of the reason was that I could see no clear alternative. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve come to recognise two things. First, that … Continue reading →

A reduction of economic activity is necessary and just – and can lead to human flourishing. To sustain the natural basis of our life, we must slow down. We have to reduce the amount of extraction, pollution, and waste throughout … Continue reading →

By Shaun Chamberlin | November 15, 2018 Our globalised world finds itself caught on the horns of a seemingly impossible dilemma – either cease growing, and so collapse the economy on which we all depend, or continue to grow until … Continue reading →

Annual Review of Environment and Resources Giorgos Kallis, Vasilis Kostakis, Steffen Lange, Barbara Muraca, Susan Paulson, Matthias Schmelzer A good (but dense) 26 page overview of degrowth research DOWNLOAD Contents 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . … Continue reading →

Federico Demaria, Giorgos Kallis, Karen Bakker First Published August 21, 2019 Research Article https://doi.org/10.1177/2514848619869689 Abstract The term ‘décroissance’ (degrowth) signifies a process of political and social transformation that reduces a society’s material and energy use while improving the quality of … Continue reading →

September 2 2019 Joseph Stiglitz* – Project Syndicate/ The Guardian An apparent move by big business to maximise stakeholder value sounds too good to be true For four decades, the prevailing doctrine in the US has been that corporations should … Continue reading →

Monthly Review Online Posted Aug 30, 2019 by Jason Hickel https://mronline.org/2019/08/30/degrowth-a-theory-of-radical-abundance/ Ecology , Imperialism , Marxism , Political Economy Global Commentary Featured Originally published: Real-World Economics Review (March 19, Issue no. 87) As the climate crisis worsens and the carbon … Continue reading →

A good although somewhat economistic overview of the process and failure of Swedish labour and social democracy to build worker collective ownership and socialism. Could perhaps be subtitled “lessons from the failure of social democracy for the green new deal” … Continue reading →