Bryan Walsh of Axios writes on the degrowth movement.
- The degrowth movement argues that in order to address climate change, developed nations must stop growing their economies.
- Economic freedom is beneficial for the environment and allows for greater human prosperity.
- In order to address climate change we need more innovation and economic freedom, not less.
“For all the environmental pressure growth has created, in recent decades, both rich and poor countries have been able to continue to grow while reducing many pollutants through more efficiency and cleaner energy.”
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