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Presentation • 2018

Post-Growth Conference, Brussels 2018 – Workshop Technology, Growth & Sustainability

By: Guillaume Pitron, José Bellver, Paul Hodson, Doris Schroecker

Chair : Florent Marcellesi, MEP (Greens/EFA) Panellists: Guillaume Pitron (Author of “La guerre des métaux rares”), José Bellver (Researcher at FUHEM Ecosocial, Member of the Transitions Forum and the Inclusive Economy Group), Paul Hodson (European Commission, DG ENER, Energy Efficiency Unit), Doris Schroecker (European Commission, DG Industrial Technologies, Research and Innovation, Head of...

Presentation • 2018

First North-South Conference on Degrowth-Descrecimiento, México City 2018 - Sustainable structures of living together and degrowth in the energy sector

By: Manu Mathai

This presentation outlines an approach to imagine an energy policy break from the growth status quo.

Misc • 2017

Technological progress alone won't stem resource use

By: Jennifer Chu

Subtitle: Researchers find no evidence of an overall reduction in the world's consumption of materials Summary: While some scientists believe that the world can achieve significant dematerialization through improvements in technology, a new study finds that technological advances alone will not bring about dematerialization and, ultimately, a sustainable world. The researchers found that no...

Scientific paper • 2017

Viable and convivial technologies. Considerations on Climate Engineering from a degrowth perspective

By: Frederike Neuber, Barbara Muraca

Keywords: Degrowth; Viable technologies; Conviviality; Climate Engineering; Argumentative turn

Report • 2017

Zero Carbon Britain: Making it Happen

By: Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)

CAT about the report: The UN Paris Agreement states that humanity must reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of this century. This is a big shift, but we have no option other than to succeed if we are to avoid really dangerous climate change. Previous Zero Carbon Britain research from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has shown that we can meet this challenge using...

Scientific paper • 2017

Are we entering the age of involuntary degrowth? Promethean technologies and declining returns of innovation

By: Mauro Bonaiuti

Keywords: Involuntary degrowth; Promethean technologies; Declining marginal returns on innovation; Georgescu-Roegen bioeconomics; Complex system theory; TFP growth

Scientific paper • 2017

The Matrix of Convivial Technology?Assessing technologies for degrowth

By: Andrea Vetter

Keywords: Conviviality; Ethics of technology; Ethnography; Degrowth; Open Source; Ivan Illich

Scientific paper • 2017

Degrowth and collaborative value creation: Reflections on concepts and technologies

By: Stephan Hankammer, Robin Kleer

Keywords: Degrowth; Collaborative value creation; Technology

Scientific paper • 2017

It's not (all) about efficiency: Powering and organizing technology from a degrowth perspective

By: Jan Cornelius Zoellick, Arpita Bisht

Abstract: Transgressions of ecological boundaries and increasing social inequality question the paradigm of continual economic growth guided by technological efficiency - often cited as the only solution to these crises. This paper develops a critical and diversified viewpoint on technology for degrowth. ‘Classical perspectives’ of Illich's convivial society, Elull's critique of technique,...

Scientific paper • 2017

Methodological Luddism: A concept for tying degrowth to the assessment and regulation of technologies

By: José Luís Garcia, Helena Mateus Jerónimo, Tiago Mesquita Carvalho

Keywords: Degrowth; Methodological Luddism; Technology assessment; Reform of technology; Responsibility; Focal things and practices

Scientific paper • 2017

Agriculture and degrowth: State of the art and assessment of organic and biotech-based agriculture from a degrowth perspective

By: Tiziano Gomiero

Keywords: Degrowth; Agriculture; Farming system analysis; Societal metabolism; Appropriate technology; Convivial tools

Scientific paper • 2017

Framing the future of fracking: discursive lock-in or energy degrowth in the Netherlands?

By: Tamara Metze

Keywords: Degrowth; Technology; Hydraulic fracturing; Shale gas; Framing; Socio-technological futures

Scientific paper • 2017

Degrowth, organic agriculture and GMOs: A reply to Gomiero

By: Bartosz Bartkowski

Agriculture; CRISPR/Cas genome editing; Degrowth; Food production; Genetic engineering

Scientific paper • 2017

The Paradoxical Relationship between Renewable Energy and Economic Growth: A Cross-National Panel Study, 1990-2013

By: Ryan P Thombs

Climate Change; Economic Growth; Renewable Energy Consumption; Renewable Energy Paradox; World Economic System

Misc • 2017

The Paris climate deal won’t save us – our future depends on de-growth

By: Jason Hickel

Introduction: When Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate deal, the world reacted with outrage. And rightly so: the agreement represents a remarkable achievement in international diplomacy – a breakthrough after 20 years of failed climate negotiations. But as we rally to defend the Paris deal against the onslaught of an ill-informed bully, we need to resist the...

Interview • 2016

Décroissance – Befreiung vom Wachtumszwang

By: Décroissance Bern

Ausgabe von «antidotincl.» von der Décroissance Bern mit Texten von Irmi Seidl und Angelika Zahrnt, Ernst Schmitter, Mathieu Glayre, Mirko Locatelli, Helmut Knolle, Andrea Vetter, Christa Ammann, Alessia Di Dio, Sofia Getzin, der Moins!-Redaktion, Markus Flück, Mirjam Bühler.

Misc • 2016

Die smarte Diktatur

By: Harald Welzer

Info des Verlags: Bestseller-Autor Harald Welzer legt mit ›Die smarte Diktatur. Der Angriff auf unsere Freiheit‹ eine neue und frische Analyse der großen gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhänge in Deutschland vor, eine umfassende Diagnose der Gegenwart für alle politisch Interessierten. Unsere Gesellschaft verändert sich radikal, aber fast unsichtbar. Wir steuern auf einen Totalitarismus zu. Das...

Scientific paper • 2016

Between Green Growth and Degrowth: Decoupling, Rebound Effects and the Politics for Long-Term Sustainability

By: Jin Xue, Jørgen Nørgård

Abstract: Taking the simple equation: I(impact) = P(population) · A(affluence) · T(technology) as the point of departure, this chapter discusses the delusion of decoupling economic activities from environmental impacts by resorting to reduce eco-intensities through technological advancement alone. It is argued that the rebound effect is both a natural consequence of the growth dedicated...

Scientific paper • 2016

The Smart City and other ICT-led techno-imaginaries: Any room for dialogue with Degrowth?

By: Hug March

Keywords: Smart City; Technology; Degrowth; Urban transformation; Digital open-source fabrication; ICT

Scientific paper • 2016

Degrowth, energy descent, and ‘low-tech’ living: Potential pathways for increased resilience in times of crisis

By: Samuel Alexander, Paul Yacoumis

Keywords: Low-tech; Appropriate technology; Energy descent; Degrowth; Resilience; Techno-optimism