As someone whose family was once poor and lived in a developing country, let me say that it's a preposterous suggestion.
We must fight for *sustainable* growth, lifting billions into the middle class. Degrowth is not an option.
I have gotten a lot of useful material to read (which I will, ever so slowly), but here are a few things I've learnt:
Both these issues require major changes in how our economy works. The key to this is finding solutions towards sustainable and egalitarian growth. Effective policies will help.
Collectively, we can work on sustainable harvesting (water, land, ocean) & reduce waste.
This is not degrowth, it's a different kind of growth.
The focus shouldn't be on prescribing what the "correct" level of consumption is. That's an idea of the past, with colonial roots.
The focus, rather, should be on consumption pathways- equity, sustainability.
The more engaged voices, the better. /End