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    \nGDP is tightly coupled to energy and resource use<\/q> Wiedmann, T. O., et al., \u2018The material footprint of nations\u2019<\/cite>, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/span>, 112 (20), 2015: 6271\u20136, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.1220362110; Steinmann, Z. J. N., et al., \u2018Resource footprints are good proxies of environmental damage\u2019<\/cite>, Environmental Science and Technology<\/span>, 51 (11), 2017: 6360\u201366, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.est.7b00698<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nour resource use \u2026 is already overshooting the maximum sustainable boundary<\/q> Bringezu, S., \u2018Possible target corridor for sustainable use of global material resources\u2019<\/cite>, Resources<\/span>, 4 (1), 2015: 25\u201354, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/resources4010025<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nthe Global North is responsible for 92 per cent<\/q> Hickel, J., \u2018Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown: an equality-based attribution approach for carbon dioxide emissions in excess of the planetary boundary\u2019<\/cite>, Lancet Planetary Health<\/span>, 4 (9), 2020: e399\u2013e404, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2542-5196(20)30196-0<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nrich countries rely on a large net appropriation<\/q> Hickel, J., et al., \u2018Imperialist appropriation in the world economy: drain from the Global South through unequal exchange, 1990\u20132015\u2019<\/cite>, Global Environmental Change<\/span>, 73, 2022: Article 102467, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gloenvcha.2022.102467<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \nthere is no evidence that growth can be absolutely decoupled<\/q> Hickel, J., and Kallis, G., \u2018Is green growth possible?\u2019<\/cite>, New Political Economy<\/span>, 25 (4), 2020: 469\u201386, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13563467.2019.1598964<\/a>; Vad\u00e9n, T., et al., \u2018Decoupling for ecological sustainability: a categorisation and review of research literature\u2019<\/cite>, Environmental Science and Policy<\/span>, 112, 2020: 236\u201344, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envsci.2020.06.016<\/a>; Haberl, H., et al., \u2018A systematic review of the evidence on decoupling of GDP, resource use and GHG emissions, part II: synthesizing the insights\u2019<\/cite>, Environmental Research Letters<\/span>, 15 (6), 2020: Article 065003, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1748-9326\/ab842a<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nThese results have been confirmed by scientists<\/q> Haberl et al., \u2018A systematic review of the evidence\u2019<\/cite>; Vad\u00e9n et al., \u2018Decoupling for ecological sustainability\u2019<\/cite>.\n<\/p>\n

    \n\u2018It is misleading to develop growth-oriented policy\u2019<\/q> Ward, J. D., et al., \u2018Is decoupling GDP growth from environmental impact possible?\u2019<\/cite>, PLOS One<\/span>, 11 (10), 2016: Article e0164733, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0164733<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nmore growth means more energy demand<\/q> Hickel, J., et al., \u2018Urgent need for post-growth climate mitigation scenarios\u2019<\/cite>, Nature Energy<\/span>, 6 (8), 2021: 766\u20138, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41560-021-00884-9<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nit is possible to meet human needs \u2026 with much less energy<\/q> Millward-Hopkins, J., et al., \u2018Providing decent living with minimum energy: a global scenario\u2019<\/cite>, Global Environmental Change<\/span>, 65, 2020: Article 102168, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gloenvcha.2020.102168<\/a>; Jackson, T., Prosperity without Growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow<\/span> (Abingdon: Routledge, 2017).\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \nDegrowth calls for a planned reduction<\/q> Hickel, J., Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World<\/span><\/cite>(London: William Heinemann, 2020).\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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