A growing portion of climate activists and policy makers argue that reducing global economic activity - or degrowth - is the only way to save the planet. But critics say increasing economic growth ensures human well-being. Who’s right?

#PlanetA #degrowth #overconsumption

Credits:
Reporter: Emily Leshner
Video Editor: Markus Mörtz
Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Michael Trobridge, Kiyo Dörrer

Interviewees:
Kai Heron, lecturer in political ecology, Lancaster University
Juliet Schor, economist and sociologist, Boston College
Zeke Hausfather, climate scientist

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

Read more:
Research on Degrowth:
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10....
"Degrowth can work — here’s how science can help" published in Nature:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

Chapters:
00:00 Can we end the climate crisis with less?
01:06 What is growth, anyway?
02:25 Where does this degrowth come from?
03:26 The decoupling debate
04:42 What could degrowth actually look like?
09:38 But is this ever going to happen?