Good idea, we should go straight to the source to find out what advocates of degrowth consider degrowth before arguing against it. Let's take a look at these slides from the 2010 Barcelona 2nd Degrowth Conference held by world renowned degrowth experts and leading institutions.
For some background: the 2nd International Degrowth Conference follows from the 1st Degrowth Conference held in Paris in 2008 with support from the "Limits to Growth" publisher, the Club of Rome.
A major pillar of the degrowth movement is a "moratoria on new infrastructures."
Infrastructure that must clearly be abandoned are nuclear, high speed rail and large scale dams. Existing infrastructure must be converted from car-based to walking and cycling.
Degrowthers are all about a transition to "renewable energy" aka wind and solar. They either outright believe in peak oil theory or just argue for "leaving resources in the ground." Again, nuclear energy is out of the question for degrowthers.
And, most importantly (IMO): "The degrowth movement welcomes the declining rate of population growth and peak population."
In summary, key pillars of the degrowth movement are:
- Anti-nuclear
- Anti-infrastructure
- Pro-biking and walking as a substitute for actual infrastructure
- Anti-resource development
- Anti-population growth
In other words: degrowth is an anti-human, Gaia worship movement.
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