The Gross Society
The definition of gross I have in mind is “exclusive of deductions,” as in gross profits versus net profits. The profits we’ll be considering come in the forms not just of money but, more crucially, of energy.
end of growth
Who’s looking beyond growth?
Is there a way off the economic escalator?
Health systems, neoliberalism, and the end of growth: The World Health Organization in denial
The WHO (World Health Organization) has released its latest in a series of reports…I find the report psychologically dissociative, ethically compromised, and in an intellectual malaise.
The Purposely Confusing World of Energy Politics
Today it is especially difficult for most people to understand our perilous global energy situation, precisely because it has never been more important to do so. Got that? No? Okay, let me explain.
Enough is Enough: video
The global economy is growing beyond the capacity of the biosphere. How can we change this?
Italy’s slow collapse: how declining energy consumption affects GdP
The economy of Italy seem to be declining as a consequence of the increasing cost (or – equivalently – declining energy returns, EROEI) of primary energy sources, mainly natural gas and crude oil.
Scenari Dopo La Crescita
This is an Italian translation of the joint Post Carbon Institute/Transition Network report Climate After Growth: Why Environmentalists Must Embrace Post-Growth Economics and Community Resilience.
Do We Really Need Economic Growth?
The central point of economic policy is maintaining or increasing economic growth…Do you think it’s a realistic approach? An interview with Richard Heinberg for the Polish site Dziennik Opinii.
Got the Urge to ‘Shop, Baby, Shop?’ Stay Home and Watch GrowthBusters on Black Friday
This year on Black Friday, we’re offering the world an alternative to mayhem at the mall.
“We Have to Consume Less”: Scientists Call For Radical Economic Overhaul to Avert Climate Crisis
We turn now to a pair of climate scientists who are calling for what some may view as a shocking solution to the climate crisis: a rethinking of the economic order in the United States and other industrialized nations.
What Happened to the Future?
Improbably, the global economy has returned to growth over the past four years despite the ravages of a deflationary debt collapse, a punishing oil shock, ongoing constraint from debt and deleveraging, and stagnant global wages.
Krugman Goes Splat
Evidently, Respectable People are starting to discuss The End of Growth. Wow.