glass – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org Produce less. Distribute it fairly. Create a greener world for all. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:47:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.greensocialthought.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-ggef_logo_small-1-32x32.png glass – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org 32 32 Sooner or later, we have to stop economic growth — and we’ll be better for it https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/sooner-or-later-we-have-stop-economic-growth-and-well-be-better-it/ Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:47:46 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/sooner-or-later-we-have-stop-economic-growth-and-well-be-better-it/ by Richard Heinberg

We’ve gotten so accustomed to growth that governments, corporations and banks now depend on it. It’s no exaggeration to say that we’re collectively addicted to growth.  The end of growth will come one day, perhaps very soon, whether we’re ready or not. If we plan for and manage it, we could well wind up with greater well-being.]]> by Richard Heinberg

We’ve gotten so accustomed to growth that governments, corporations and banks now depend on it. It’s no exaggeration to say that we’re collectively addicted to growth.  The end of growth will come one day, perhaps very soon, whether we’re ready or not. If we plan for and manage it, we could well wind up with greater well-being.

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