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unevenearth.org
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| | | | | by Aaron Vansintjan For the past little while I've been involved with a group in Barcelona, which studies and advocates 'degrowth': the idea that we must downscale production and consumption to have a more equitable society, and that we therefore must dismantle the ideology of 'economic growth at all costs'. As you can imagine, they | |
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www.degrowth.info
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| | | | | Degrowth critiques the global capitalist system which pursues economic growth at all costs, causing human exploitation and environmental destruction. It exposes the interconnection of systems of oppression such as capitalism, extractivism, colonialism, and patriarchy. As a social movement, a field of academic research and a practice, degrowth advocates for societies that prioritise social and ecological well-being. It proposes a radical (re)distribution of power, wealth and resources, a reduction in the material size of the global economy, and a shift in common values towards care, solidarity and autonomy. Degrowth means transforming societies to ensure environmental justice and a good life for all within planetary boundaries. | |
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climateandcapitalism.com
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| | | | | An ecosocialist perspective in the context of a global Green New Deal | |
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science2017.globalchange.gov
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| | | This report is an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States. It represents the first of two volumes of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. | ||