[ANTI-CONSUMERISM] What is degrowth?

November is synonymous with Black Friday, great deals but what cost? Over consumption is endangering our already fragile planet. Is it time to change our ways? This week Do You Really Know is highlighting concepts and initiatives about reducing our consumption.

Degrowth advocates believe that if we continue prioritising economic growth, political, environmental and geopolitical crises will only increase. Degrowth is an alternative to that. It’s a form of opposition to consumerist societies. Degrowth is all about the importance of the collective over the individual, and the importance of planet Earth over the human race.

Where does the term come from? What are the arguments in favour of degrowth? So how do we get started on ‘degrowing’? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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