Post-growth

Existing climate mitigation scenarios assume future rates of economic growth that are significantly higher than what has been experienced in the recent past. In this article we explore how assuming lower rates of growth, in line with the hypothesis of secular stagnation, changes the range of mitigat...

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Autores: Slameršak, Aljoša|||0000-0001-5643-0331, Kallis, Giorgos|||0000-0003-0688-9552, O'neill, Daniel W., Hickel, Jason|||0000-0002-7490-9757
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.11.004
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Palabra clave:Post-growth
Low growth
Degrowth
Climate change
Mitigation scenarios
Post-pandemic scenarios
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spelling Post-growthA viable path to limiting global warming to 1.5°CSlameršak, Aljoša|||0000-0001-5643-0331Kallis, Giorgos|||0000-0003-0688-9552O'neill, Daniel W.Hickel, Jason|||0000-0002-7490-9757Post-growthLow growthDegrowthClimate changeMitigation scenariosPost-pandemic scenariosExisting climate mitigation scenarios assume future rates of economic growth that are significantly higher than what has been experienced in the recent past. In this article we explore how assuming lower rates of growth, in line with the hypothesis of secular stagnation, changes the range of mitigation possibilities. We compare scenarios with moderate and strong policy ambition under both high-growth and low-growth assumptions. The results show that low growth makes it more feasible to decrease emissions in a way that is consistent with 1.5°C-2°C of warming. Moreover, low growth reduces the need to rely on unprecedented buildout of low-carbon energy infrastructure, and the unprecedented rates of energy-GDP decoupling that characterize existing scenarios. By contrast, pursuing higher growth rates, such as those represented in IMF projections, jeapordizes the Paris Agreement. The challenge is that lower growth is commonly associated with recession, which raises concerns about equity between and within countries, social stability, and the ability to finance a low-carbon energy transition. Recent literature on achieving a ''post-growth'' transition points to novel policies that could address these problems, which should be explored and evaluated in future mitigation scenarios. 22024-01-0120242024-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/286525https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.11.004reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengEuropean Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 101071647Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 MDM-2015-0552open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2865252026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Post-growth
A viable path to limiting global warming to 1.5°C
title Post-growth
spellingShingle Post-growth
Slameršak, Aljoša|||0000-0001-5643-0331
Post-growth
Low growth
Degrowth
Climate change
Mitigation scenarios
Post-pandemic scenarios
title_short Post-growth
title_full Post-growth
title_fullStr Post-growth
title_full_unstemmed Post-growth
title_sort Post-growth
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Slameršak, Aljoša|||0000-0001-5643-0331
Kallis, Giorgos|||0000-0003-0688-9552
O'neill, Daniel W.
Hickel, Jason|||0000-0002-7490-9757
author Slameršak, Aljoša|||0000-0001-5643-0331
author_facet Slameršak, Aljoša|||0000-0001-5643-0331
Kallis, Giorgos|||0000-0003-0688-9552
O'neill, Daniel W.
Hickel, Jason|||0000-0002-7490-9757
author_role author
author2 Kallis, Giorgos|||0000-0003-0688-9552
O'neill, Daniel W.
Hickel, Jason|||0000-0002-7490-9757
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Post-growth
Low growth
Degrowth
Climate change
Mitigation scenarios
Post-pandemic scenarios
topic Post-growth
Low growth
Degrowth
Climate change
Mitigation scenarios
Post-pandemic scenarios
description Existing climate mitigation scenarios assume future rates of economic growth that are significantly higher than what has been experienced in the recent past. In this article we explore how assuming lower rates of growth, in line with the hypothesis of secular stagnation, changes the range of mitigation possibilities. We compare scenarios with moderate and strong policy ambition under both high-growth and low-growth assumptions. The results show that low growth makes it more feasible to decrease emissions in a way that is consistent with 1.5°C-2°C of warming. Moreover, low growth reduces the need to rely on unprecedented buildout of low-carbon energy infrastructure, and the unprecedented rates of energy-GDP decoupling that characterize existing scenarios. By contrast, pursuing higher growth rates, such as those represented in IMF projections, jeapordizes the Paris Agreement. The challenge is that lower growth is commonly associated with recession, which raises concerns about equity between and within countries, social stability, and the ability to finance a low-carbon energy transition. Recent literature on achieving a ''post-growth'' transition points to novel policies that could address these problems, which should be explored and evaluated in future mitigation scenarios.
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