Earlier this week, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a dire report that stated unequivocally that climate change was human-made and that some of its catastrophic effects were already on view. And we find out if reimagining our relationship to our stuff could help fight climate change. "If it was just climate change, it would be bad enough," he said, citing other pressing ecological issues, such as biodiversity loss and deforestation. At the moment, she said, economic growth "smothers and ... dominates other social goals that a society might deem preferable." Akbulut says that to ensure all citizens have enough money to live, a degrowth economy would likely include measures such as work-sharing and some form of universal basic income.

Source: CBC News August 14, 2021 07:52 UTC