Degrowth–the planned and democratic reduction of production and consumption as a
solution to the social-ecological crises–is slowly making its way to the sphere of policy …

For over half a century, worldwide growth in affluence has continuously increased resource
use and pollutant emissions far more rapidly than these have been reduced through better …

Previous research has shown that no country currently meets the basic needs of its residents
at a level of resource use that could be sustainably extended to all people globally. Using …

Degrowth can work — here’s how science can help Skip to main content Thank you for visiting
nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best …

5° C scenarios reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) rely on
combinations of controversial negative emissions and unprecedented technological change …

We need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its
bars. Economic growth isn't working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter …

This article investigates the effect of digitalization on energy consumption. Using an
analytical model, we investigate four effects:(1) direct effects from the production, usage and …

Established climate mitigation scenarios assume continued economic growth in all
countries, and reconcile this with the Paris targets by betting on speculative technological …

Background Human impacts on earth-system processes are overshooting several planetary
boundaries, driving a crisis of ecological breakdown. This crisis is being caused in large part …

The IPCC warns that in order to keep global warming under 1.5°, global emissions must be
cut to zero by 2050. Policymakers and scholars debate how best to decarbonise the energy …