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Debt as colonialism: the Debt for Climate movement at COP30
Debt for Climate went to the COP30 to carry a specific, tangible proposal with the potential to address systemic change: debt cancellation. Considered a degrowth-leaning policy, this proposal refers to the partial or total deletion of debt contracted by a government. Read the interview.
By: The degrowth.info editorial team, Debt for Climate
Debt for Climate went to the COP30 to carry a specific, tangible proposal with the potential to address systemic change: debt cancellation. Considered a degrowth-leaning policy, this proposal refers to the partial or total deletion of debt contracted by a government. Read the interview.
By: Sara al Mahdi
Formed in the wake of the International Degrowth Conference 2024 in Pontevedra - following an intervention by Luisa Emilia Reyes Zúñiga - the Delinking & Degrowth Collective convenes organisers, scholars, practitioners, and learners from around the world, within and beyond the degrowth community. Meeting monthly and coordinating via a shared WhatsApp hub, the collective uses leverage from...
By: Global Tapestry of Alternatives
In support of a fellow movement aligned with degrowth, we are republishing this declaration of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives which was originally released on June 13th.
By: Charles Stevenson, Inea Lehner, Feroz Khan
Writing from the encampment for Palestine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Charles Stevenson, Feroz Khan, and Inea Lehner argue that Palestinian liberation must be seen as central to a degrowth transformation
By: Barbara Magalhães Teixeira
What is the potential role of degrowth and buen vivir in addressing underdevelopment and conflict in the Global South? Underdevelopment and conflict are often portrayed as the most important challenges for countries in the Global South. Not only are they important, but they are also related....
By: Andy Stirling, Saurabh Arora
Will degrowth as a discourse and movement extend coloniality, by aiming to make just one world out of the many that form the earth’s pluriverse? Or will degrowth be decolonial, by helping to sustain and grow a many worlds world in which diverse ways of living and relating can thrive? These are the questions we ask in this brief essay.
By: Andy Stirling, Saurabh Arora
Will degrowth as a discourse and movement extend coloniality, by aiming to make just one world out of the many that form the earth’s pluriverse? Or will degrowth be decolonial, by helping to sustain and grow a many worlds world in which diverse ways of living and relating can thrive? These are the questions we ask in this brief essay.
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