The Limits to Degrowth. Economic and Climatic Consequences of Pessimist Assumptions on Decoupling
Highlights• If pessimist assumptions on decoupling by degrowth scholars are correct, stringent climate goals presuppose an economic collapse of unseen magnitude• Alternatively, stringent climate goals such as 1,5°C, are not attainable• These pessimist assumptions are, however, not based on robust arguments, and ways to demystify decoupling is discussed