The Politics of Post-Growth
A post-growth world is inevitable. More technically, there is no evidence for the possibility of the absolute decoupling of economic growth and environmental degradation. The question is: will the post-growth world be unplanned or planned, catastrophic or benign?
How to Make Do and Mend our Economy
This report is about how ‘building’ a post-growth future cannot take for granted building in the literal sense: building comes at a huge ecological cost and tends to drive up consumption in all other areas.
Greening the EU
Is the EU just for capitalists? Can it really help in the transition to a sustainable way of life? Warleigh-Lack concludes with 5 suggested priorities for Green politicians within the EU
Imagining Diversity: Moving from Monopoly Money to a Multi-Layer Currency World
In this gas, Molly Scott Cato explores the role of local currencies in reviving local economies, and examines national currency. She suggests we use the Euro as a common rather than a single currency
Inquiry into Green Finance by the Environmental Audit Committee
In our evidence, written by Molly Scott Cato and Jonathan Essex, we suggested using an Energy Return on Energy Invested measure to assess whether an investment is green, and a much greater emphasis on public and co-operative financing of green infrastructure.
Smaller but Better: Post-Growth Public Services
In this report Andrew Pearmain and Brian Heatley argue for a distinctively Green approach to public services which goes beyond simple opposition to austerity.
The Paradox of Green Keynesianism
The persistent economic recession and the need for a transition to green infrastructure and industrial systems has led many environmentalists to call for a form of Green Keynesianism. But how can this co-exist with the fundamental commitment amongst green economists to an end to economic growth?
The Fourth Sector
The economy Kent talks about is a nascent Fourth Sector – sitting along side existing private and state sectors, and those charitable and not-for-profit outfits sometimes dubbed the Third Sector.
Turn off Greenhouse gases at source
Gerry Wolff and Oliver Tickell propose a controlling upstream system for emissions which would give us greater simplicity and lower costs in administration, fewer anomalies, a smoother path for negotiations, and fewer opportunities for fraud
Report Launch: Guardians of the Future
This event launched this report at a packed meeting at the House of Commons . The report argues that we need a specialist jury of Guardians to protect the interests of future generations, who are disenfranchised within our existing political system.
Reclaiming Sustainability
This essay draws heavily on the book ‘Die Entdeckung der Nachhaltigkeit’ by Ulrich Grober, published by Verlag Antje Kunstmann in 2010
