How to Convince a Village to Destroy Their Future in 8 Steps
If you are an unethical multinational mining corporation, here’s a handy guide to dividing communities, sparking conflict, and...
post-growth
What is degrowth (and more importantly, what is it not)?
Despite the popularity of the EU Beyond Growth Conference 2023 in May, the past weeks have seen an...
Doughnut economics: how to bake a better future
What does a fair and sustainable economy taste like? Civil society and policy makers joined a doughnut (economics)...
The link between forever growth and Belgium’s ‘forever chemicals’ scandal
Toxic pollution is not an inevitable byproduct of prosperity. The choice between poisoning or poverty is a false...
A blueprint for breaking free from mining by 2050
Digging more mines on land and in fragile ecosystems like the deep sea threatens the biodiversity and ecosystems...
Economic growth without GDP growth
It may sound like a paradox but it is possible to grow the economy without raising GDP, if...
From the wealth of nations to the health of nations
A new report provides the European Union with a blueprint for redesigning its economy in a way that...
How Europe can grow without growing
In a landmark document recognising the destructive power of constant economic growth, the European Environment Agency (EEA) echoes...
Working towards a cure for Europe’s economic burnout
The coronavirus crisis has driven home the reality that our growth-driven economy is neither working for most workers,...
Dutch academics’ viral proposal for post-pandemic prosperity
Joining a growing chorus demanding fundamental reform, dozens of academics in the Netherlands have released a manifesto for...
