Prosperity without growth
by Jackson, Tim · first published 2009
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…material and energy underpinnings is possible. This has yet to be effectively proven. We have only seen partial decoupling so far. For more information on this see the writings of Tim Jackson in his book Prosperity without Growth. I also urge you to download this spreadsheet (from the BP website) showing the growth in usage of fossil fuels (http://tinyurl.com/2yhx7d). We may find alternatives to these but if we do, we will have…
on “Lisp inventor John McCarthy on human progress and its sustainability” ↗…decoupling is when emissions diverge from economic growth. The last one os insufficient for mitigate climate change. https://eeb.org/library/decoupling-debunked/ Another good resource is Tim Jackson "Prosperity without Growth".
on “Are there limits to economic growth?” ↗if you liked this post I'd recommend reading Prosperity without Growth - http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications.php?id=914
on “How To Make Trillions Of Dollars” ↗Read "prosperity without growth" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_Without_Growth
on “The Global Fertility Crash” ↗…Letters -- Seneca Once a Hero -- Elizabeth Moon Shaman -- Kim Stanley Robinson Probably Approximately Correct -- Leslie Valiant Collision Course: Endless Growth on a Finite Planet -- Kerryn Higgs Prosperity Without Growth -- Tim Jackson
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗…obvious that we cannot keep growing the physical economy indefinitely, it might be a wise idea to try to learn how to run society in a different way before we're forced into collapse. e.g. see the book "Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet" by Tim Jackson.
on “Working fewer hours would make us more productive” ↗This book Prosperity Without Growth [1] is a decent start from the perspective of an economist/environmentalist. It's somewhat hampered by the author's failure to rigorously define terms (a serious no-no for any economic/philosophical argument)…
on “Etihad allows flyers to bid to keep adjacent seats empty” ↗For those that have read the book "Prosperity Without Growth" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_Without_Growth), what do you think of the ideas, notions and concepts contained within it? More specifically: 1) Do you agree/disagree with the premise that…
on “Ask HN: What do you think of “Prosperity Without Growth” (2009)?” ↗