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The Hormuz ‘dry run’: life without oil and petrochemicals
Reposted from Northwest Bylines Mark H Burton With transport through the Strait of Hormuz at a virtual standstill, we get a picture of how oil and petrochemicals are part of our life The supply chain problems arising from the unprovoked USA/Israeli attack on Iran are becoming clear. They are multiple, affecting not just oil and natural gas, 20% of which passes through Hormuz, but also the many things dependent…
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/05/19/the-hormuz-dry-run-life-without-oil-and-petrochemicals/
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Your weekend reading:
"We all know that our addiction to growth must stop because it is destroying the very foundations of our lives, but knowing that we must stop an addiction is one thing, and being able to do so is a different one. Capitalist growth is a complex and insidious dynamic that should be analysed through the lens of systems analysis and feedback in order to be addressed."
Debates on Degrowth: what drives us to keep growing?
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/04/16/debates-on-degrowth-what-drives-us-to-keep-growing/
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New from @gerrymcgovern (CW: irony alert!)
"Tech Santa has arrived, and even though the ice is melting, his bag is still bulging with the latest, greatest tech toys for the boys. Let’s see, what do we have here? AI, bitcoin, shiny, shiny electric vehicles, scooters, vapes, and solar panels. Wind machines with gigantic blades that can reach almost as high as the Eiffel Tower. Wow! How could you not be impressed."
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I'm case you missed it...
An article appeared in The Guardian on Thursday, December 11th, entitled “Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds”But that headline is misleading and the study overclaims too.
We take it apart (need to fix formatting for mobile view).Decoupling …… again – degrowthUK
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I'm case you missed it...
An article appeared in The Guardian on Thursday, December 11th, entitled “Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds”But that headline is misleading and the study overclaims too.
We take it apart (need to fix formatting for mobile view).Decoupling …… again – degrowthUK
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I'm case you missed it...
An article appeared in The Guardian on Thursday, December 11th, entitled “Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds”But that headline is misleading and the study overclaims too.
We take it apart (need to fix formatting for mobile view).Decoupling …… again – degrowthUK
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I'm case you missed it...
An article appeared in The Guardian on Thursday, December 11th, entitled “Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds”But that headline is misleading and the study overclaims too.
We take it apart (need to fix formatting for mobile view).Decoupling …… again – degrowthUK
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I'm case you missed it...
An article appeared in The Guardian on Thursday, December 11th, entitled “Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds”But that headline is misleading and the study overclaims too.
We take it apart (need to fix formatting for mobile view).Decoupling …… again – degrowthUK
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“Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world.."
Oh really?
1) Emissions of greenhouse gases are still rising
2) The degree of decoupling is far from enough
3) for the United Kingdom, the reduction 2015-2023 was -18.41%, average
-2.51% per year. To reach net zero emissions by 2050, an annual reduction of 10% is needed.
4) Those decoupling countries are not compensating for the growth in emissions elsewhere. -
Minority influence: how can degrowth step up?
A contribution to the ecosocialism vs horizontalism debate.
by Anna Gregoletto and Mark H Burton
In the series Prospects for Degrowth
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There are now 15 articles in our #ProspectsForDegrowth series.
Prospects for Degrowth – degrowthUK
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Yesterday's post.
"Prospects for Degrowth: the story so far".
What's been covered, and what hasn't.Prospects for Degrowth: the story so far. – degrowthUK
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Following several months of interesting articles from various quarters in our #ProspectsForDegrowth series, we've written a summary and reflection on it all.
Prospects for Degrowth: the story so far. – degrowthUK
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/10/06/prospects-for-degrowth-the-story-so-far/
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As UK politics turns both right and left, how do we get degrowth onto the agenda?
"Neither the embryonic Your Party, nor even the Green Party, provide evidence that their approach, extant or emerging, at this point in time, is adequate to the scale of the existential crisis facing humanity. This could change, and it should be a focus of the small degrowth movement in these islands "
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"What goes with [GDP growth] is ... ignored; growth depends on increased production and distribution, which always increase waste."
Jon Cloke in our new #ProspectsForDegrowth piece.The Macavity of Degrowth – Waste, the Empire that isn’t there… – degrowthUK
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A new piece in our #ProspectsForDegrowth series.
The Macavity of Degrowth – Waste, the Empire that isn’t there… by Jon Cloke.
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/09/18/the-macavity-of-degrowth-waste-the-empire-that-isnt-there/
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We're you at #OsloDegrowth25?
If so, how about a short blog post for https://DegrowthUK.org telling us all aboht it: highlights, controversies, learning and action points?
#iseedegrowth25 #degrowth -
We're you at #OsloDegrowth25?
If so, how about a short blog post for https://DegrowthUK.org telling us all aboht it: highlights, controversies, learning and action points?
#iseedegrowth25 #degrowth -
We're you at #OsloDegrowth25?
If so, how about a short blog post for https://DegrowthUK.org telling us all aboht it: highlights, controversies, learning and action points?
#iseedegrowth25 #degrowth -
We're you at #OsloDegrowth25?
If so, how about a short blog post for https://DegrowthUK.org telling us all aboht it: highlights, controversies, learning and action points?
#iseedegrowth25 #degrowth -
We're you at #OsloDegrowth25?
If so, how about a short blog post for https://DegrowthUK.org telling us all aboht it: highlights, controversies, learning and action points?
#iseedegrowth25 #degrowth -
"Meanwhile [various] projects, are co-constructed, won or lost, implemented and written about using cloaked expressions and degrowth-like terminology.
"But the fear of openly speaking about justice, survival and revolution, the fear of being the first fool to shout ‘the emperor has no clothes’, keeps finely hairstyled Europeans in social positions, jobs – sometimes even offices of authority – and sense of self-worth."
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/06/19/stories-of-expanded-solidarity-the-personal-and-the-political-in-the-degrowth-perspective-from-the-european-periphery/ -
From Croatia:
'Stories of expanded solidarity: the personal and the political in the degrowth perspective from the European periphery' – Mladen DomazetIn the series #ProspectsForDegrowth
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'Stories of expanded solidarity: the personal and the political in the degrowth perspective from the European periphery' – Mladen Domazet
In the series #ProspectsForDegrowth
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Degrowth as an Essential Part of an Eco-Socialist Transition
by Anna Gregoletto, on DegrowthUKhttps://degrowthuk.org/2025/06/12/degrowth-as-an-essential-part-of-an-eco-socialist-transition/
Also
Degrowth: a dead end or the way out?
by Aurora Despierta https://degrowthuk.org/2025/05/31/degrowth-a-dead-end-or-the-way-out-capitals-future-scam/Scene setter for the series:
Prospects for Degrowth 2025.
Mark H Burton
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/04/04/prospects-for-degrowth-2025/All articles:https://degrowthuk.org/prospects-for-degrowth/
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New article,
Degrowth as an Essential Part of an Eco-Socialist Transition
by Anna Gregoletto, on DegrowthUKhttps://degrowthuk.org/2025/06/12/degrowth-as-an-essential-part-of-an-eco-socialist-transition/
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Call for articles - Prospects for Degrowth https://degrowthuk.org/2025/04/04/call-for-articles-prospects-for-degrowth/ #Degrowth, #DegrowthAndStrategy, #DegrowthMovement, #Policy, #Politics
Please share widely!
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@degrowthuk
I wrote to both the Star and the Guardian.The Morning Star published my letter on Friday.
Always worth doing to amplify a message.
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"Degrowth: a dead end or the way out? Capital’s future scam" –
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/05/31/degrowth-a-dead-end-or-the-way-out-capitals-future-scam/
New piece in our #ProspectsForDegrowth series.
Beware diluted, fake, scam "degrowth". Insist on the real thing.
#degrowthUK #degrowth
The whole series: still open for contributions.
https://degrowthuk.org/prospects-for-degrowth/ -
Beware diluted, fake, scam "degrowth". Insist on the real thing.
New piece in our #ProspectsForDegrowth series.
"Degrowth: a dead end or the way out? Capital’s future scam" – #degrowthUK #degrowth
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/05/31/degrowth-a-dead-end-or-the-way-out-capitals-future-scam/
The whole series: still open for contributions.
https://degrowthuk.org/prospects-for-degrowth/