/ the ‘Laundromat’ [dear to Russians investing in the UK, the capital of which is now nicknamed Londongrad], the ‘inversion’ [meaning the reincorporation of merging companies in a low-tax haven] and so on. (Property, Power and Politics - J-P Robé)

/ the ‘Round Trip’ [through which Mauritius – the 124th economy in the world – is (facially) the largest foreign investor in India – the 6th economy, Indians themselves making the ‘Round Trip’], the ‘Singapore Sling’, the ‘Bermuda black hole’, the ‘K2’ (now extinct), /

/ the ‘Single Malt’ [which directs profits to countries with which Ireland has a double taxation agreement but that do not have any corporation tax], /

Lifestyles can only go as far as the social infrastructure allows. Without public transportation I have no choice but to drive a car etc.

Can you link to the Millward paper?
Last time I checked on lili.leeds.ac.uk/publications... about square meters per person is the acceptable sustainable allocation of living space.

Certainly, personal lifestyles are a part.

open.substack.com/pub/vladbune...

80 square meters. 2 people. 5 minutes. Yes. Dry on rack in the room. Yes toast. No natural gas. Electric stove.

Yes, I live that lifestyle. But degrowth is not just about personal lifestyles, it is about the entire system of production and consumption, and the fair consumption space for all humans.

eeb.org/library/deco...

That's the green growth myth. Doesn't work. New tech does not guarantee a reduction in resource use because it leads to the rebound effect. With all new tech and efficiency, we've been using more and more resources and energy. That's gotta change and only degrowth can do it.

There is no "real environmental solution" if it does not include the reduction of the levels of production and consumption we have today (aka degrowth).

I recommend you

www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/734853...

We cannot make concrete with solar or wind power. We cannot make wind turbines without steel. And we cannot make steel without fossil fuels. Yet.

It’s also about agricultural and industrial processes. About waste. About materials we use to make steel, concrete, fertilizers, plastics (for medical purposes etc).

Keeping the same levels of energy production and consumption is not going to save us from the climate crisis. Moreover, the crisis is not just caused by how we produce and consume energy.

McKibben in his latest book. Then he goes on to explain degrowth cannot happen fast enough because people cannot change their lifestyles fast enough. He insists we must do solar and wind fast instead. Yeah, BUT we must also decrease the level of production and consumption (degrowth).