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Why We Need to Slow Down to Save the Planet, with Kohei Saito

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Rethinking Growth: Degrowth Communism and the Climate Crisis

This chapter critiques the inability of capitalist technology to effectively address environmental challenges, advocating for degrowth communism as a radical response to the climate crisis. The speaker contrasts green Keynesianism with degrowth principles, highlighting the contradictions inherent in continuous economic growth and its impact on sustainability. Through discussions of alternative pathways, the chapter calls for a reevaluation of human and ecological relationships in the pursuit of a more equitable and sustainable future.

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