Urgent need for post-growth climate mitigation scenarios

Jason Hickel (), Paul Brockway, Giorgos Kallis, Lorenz Keyßer, Manfred Lenzen, Aljoša Slameršak, Julia Steinberger and Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
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Jason Hickel: London School of Economics
Paul Brockway: University of Leeds
Giorgos Kallis: Autonomous University of Barcelona
Lorenz Keyßer: Institute for Environmental Decisions, D-USYS, ETH Zürich
Manfred Lenzen: University of Sydney
Aljoša Slameršak: ICTA, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Julia Steinberger: University of Lausanne
Diana Ürge-Vorsatz: Central European University

Nature Energy, 2021, vol. 6, issue 8, 766-768

Abstract: Established climate mitigation scenarios assume continued economic growth in all countries, and reconcile this with the Paris targets by betting on speculative technological change. Post-growth approaches may make it easier to achieve rapid mitigation while improving social outcomes, and should be explored by climate modellers.

Date: 2021
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