Economic growth is m c m prime. It's money invested in the production of commodities to make more money. Every bit of growth economic, if you track globular economic growth, finis. The expansion of service sectus in the global north has not gone along sa a th reduction of material teriod. All these stories, green growth, de coupling immateriality, gross national happiness, they have been told for 15 years. And i can tell you, if you look at the development of global emissions, none of them has had an iota of influence on them.
This week's podcast is from our friends at Intelligence Squared Germany who hosted a live debate in Berlin last week on whether the EU's 'Green Deal', a plan to deliver both economic growth and carbon neutrality, is really achievable. The debate was held in partnership with The European Council on Foreign Relations and featured Franziska Brantner of the German Green Party taking on renowned climate activist Dr. Tadzio Müller. It was hosted by BBC journalist Damien McGuinness.
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