Schedule 9th International Degrowth Conference

There are multiple crises unfolding from multidimensional ecological crises to social crises, which have been heavily influenced or even share a common root in the tendencies of our current economic system. Sharing has been proposed as an effective strategy to reduce the environmental and social burden associated with consumption. Yet, a critical approach to sharing is needed to make sure that it does not further some of the challenges that it aims to address. Capitalist tendencies such as commodification and profit accumulation run contrary to the sustainability potential of sharing. We highlight a criteria for sustainable sharing – or safe and just sharing – which aims to help enable decent living for all and tackle some of the major crises of our time, including though not necessarily limited to, climate change and environmental degradation, rising economic inequality and lack of community. We conclude by proposing governance principles and policies that would support the initiation and development of safe and just sharing.

Info

Day: 2023-08-30
Start time: 12:15
Duration: 00:15
Room: ZV-8-2
Type: Paper Presentation
Theme: Communicating degrowth within a consumerist common sense

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