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Can 'degrowth' solve our economic, social, and ecological problems? Economist Timothée Parrique thinks so. On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, he joins co-host Rachel Donald to interrogate this 20+ year-old concept that critiques the notion of limitless growth in a finite world, and which offers tangible gains for people and planet. The current economic model stretches the ecological limits of the planet – the Planetary Boundaries. Parrique says degrowth is a pathway for rich countries to scale back production and consumption – much of which contributes nothing to human well-being, research indicates – making room for low and middle-income nations to raise their standards of living, while allowing natural systems to continue supporting the ecosystem services humanity needs, like clean air and water. Related reading:
- ‘It’s Not the End of the World’ book assumptions & omissions spark debate
- The nine boundaries humanity must respect to keep the planet habitable
- (00:00:00) Introduction
- (00:02:35) What is degrowth exactly?
- (00:07:46) Is 'decoupling' the answer?
- (00:12:52) Will 'limitless growth' improve quality of life?
- (00:18:23) Wasted GDP in the USA
- (00:25:28) Pushing the 'GDP button'
- (00:35:20) Implementing degrowth
- (00:47:57) A degrowth future
- (00:56:44) Rachel & Mike post-chat
- (01:12:45) Rachel asks Mike to imagine a day in a post-growth world
- (01:16:42) Credits
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