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Yes, countries can fund social-ecological programmes without economic growth, research shows
Findings represent a significant step toward reconciling economic progress with ecological imperatives.
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“Leaders” shun system-change imperative as scientists ramp up Earth crisis warnings
Scientists are deploying ever more refined tools to prove the dire and rapidly worsening state of the living biosphere – in a last-ditch attempt to trigger meaningful action.
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“Prestigious” global risk report overlooks risk of endless economic growth
The latest report on global risks from the World Economic Forum (WEF), published ahead of its annual Davos Agenda meeting, overlooks the primary driver of global risk: continuous, global economic growth.
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Resistance movements highlight need for a just energy transition
Place-based resistance is succeeding in curbing both fossil-fuel and low-carbon energy projects, says study.
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Good life for all needs just 40% of today’s energy
Less than 40% of today’s energy use worldwide would be enough to provide decent living standards for a global population of 10 billion people, according to a new research paper.
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World Bank and IMF should make reparations and decolonise, says watchdog
The IMF and the World Bank should make efforts to understand their legacy and take responsibility for historic harm and enduring injustice, concludes a report from The Bretton Woods Project.
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Degrowth promotes cultural as well as economic shifts
The theory and practice of degrowth promote not only an economic reconfiguration but also grassroots and cultural transformations towards a post-growth world, say the authors of a new book, ‘Exploring Degrowth’.
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Land rights empower indigenous peoples to protect climate
Secure land rights are key to the capacity of indigenous communities to respond effectively to the climate crisis — as well as providing them with socio-economic benefits.
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Big finance destabilises ecosystems, communities and climate
Deregulated global financial capital combined with new digital tools and asset classes have resulted in an accelerating rush to convert land and oceans into privately-owned financial assets, with deleterious consequences.
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Economic system leads humanity to a cliff-edge
Human activities are now killing so much of the natural world that biological diversity in dozens of regions of the globe has fallen to dangerous levels, threatening the stability of ecosystems and their ability to support human societies.