Monthly Archives: April 2020

Dear degrowth community, friends & allies, We are writing to share with you our efforts over the last weeks to respond collectively to the COVID-19 crisis. Given the current situation, we decided to write an open letter from a degrowth … Continue reading →

The need for economic planning in any serious and radical process of socio-ecological transition is winning greater acceptance, in contrast to the traditional positions of the Green parties, favorable to an ecological variant of “market economy,” that is, “green capitalism.” … Continue reading →

This crisis is a chance to rebuild our economy for the good of humanity. Let’s bail out the living world, not its destroyers https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/29/airlines-oil-giants-government-economy

170 Dutch academics sign manifesto for sustainable, equal and diverse societies based on international solidarity https://climateandcapitalism.com/2020/04/20/five-proposals-for-a-better-world-after-the-pandemic/

Degrowth advocates for a general slowdown and large emissions reductions Despite observations that pollution and emissions have reduced, the sudden, un-planned, and chaotic downscaling of social and economic activity due to covid-19 is categoraically not degrowth. Instead, it’s an example … Continue reading →

COVID-19 is not a climate-change pandemic — as far as we know, nothing about the emergence or spread of the coronavirus bears the recognizable imprint of global warming. But if the disease and our utter inability to respond to it … Continue reading →

Before the Corona outbreak, and with the help of Jose Ramos, the lead editor of an upcoming book about cosmo-local production, I had been reviewing the literature on historical rhythms and cycles to set the stage for the current ‘chaotic … Continue reading →