degrowth
Americannoun
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an economic policy centering lower levels of consumption and production with a view towards environmental and economic sustainability.
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a decrease in size, value, or quantity.
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I repeat again because this is open to misunderstanding that degrowth denies technology to try to go back to nature or something like that.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
My idea is basically degrowth is focusing on what is necessary rather than what is profitable.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
Could you elaborate on how the degrowth philosophy that you say has been implemented in locations like Quito, Ecuador or Barcelona, Spain, as well as during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
Such a society is integral to the realization of degrowth, which emphasizes quality of life, social and ecological values, and the modest use of materials and energy—in short, living within the earth’s limits.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2022
The term degrowth was coined 50 years ago, with a visible degrowth movement emerging in the new millennium.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2022
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