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Are you interested in the possibility of green growth instead of degrowth for better urban futures?

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Debate of the article titled Green growth or degrowth? Possible outcomes for climate and society from 2025, by Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama, Aden Stern, Anna Vaughn, and Diana Stuart, published in the Highlights of Sustainability journal.

This is a great preparation to our next interview with Josh Dorfman in episode 420 talking about the need for people’s need to be open to the idea of green growth.

Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see whether we can talk about growth with green solutions for the better future instead of the degrowth idea. This article investigates the ongoing debate between green growth and degrowth as competing strategies for addressing the climate crisis and enhance wellbeing.

Find the article through this link.

Abstract: As global temperatures continue to rise, those in favor of rapid climate mitigation face critical questions regarding maintaining current levels of economic growth. On a global scale, there remains a clear positive correlation between economic growth and carbon emissions, leading many climate scientists to call for a move away from a growth-focused economy. In this article, we draw from recent research to compare possible outcomes in terms of social well-being and climate mitigation for green growth and degrowth pathways. Green growth aims to maintain economic growth while reducing carbon emissions. Degrowth calls for a purposeful contraction of economic growth in wealthy countries. Drawing from recent studies, we compile evidence to compare these pathways and assess how each of these key strategies is evaluated and framed in the literature. We find that research indicates clear differences between these pathways in terms of mitigation potential and risks to human welfare, and we call for future research on specific topics related to a degrowth transition. Additionally, we identify issues of feasibility as primary concerns within both paradigms.

Connected episodes you might be interested in:

• No.409R – The case for economic growth as the path to better human wellbeing
• No.410 – Interview with Casey Handmer about the need for economic growth

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