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<p>Most climate mitigation scenarios maintain inequalities and associate favourable social and climate outcomes with continuing economic growth. By contrast, post-growth scholarship advocates for reducing less-necessary production, reorienting the economy towards human needs and ecological goals, and pursuing equitable convergence within and between countries. Here we synthesize recent advances in post-growth research into five core principles: well-being, sufficiency, reduced inequalities, repurposing of the economy and north–south convergence. Existing post-growth scenarios tend to fall short of considering, let alone implementing, these key elements. We assess feasibility barriers, finding that post-growth will face weaker geophysical and technological constraints, but stronger socio-cultural and political opposition, than growth-oriented scenarios. Advances in post-growth research, alongside international calls for mitigation rooted in fairness and equity, present a strong case for a holistic development of post-growth scenarios.</p>

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Principles for a post-growth scenario of ambitious mitigation and high human well-being

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年3月13日

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  • Aljoša Slameršak,
  • Vivien Fisch-Romito,
  • Jason Hickel,
  • Jarmo S. Kikstra,
  • Joel Millward Hopkins,
  • Yannick Oswald,
  • Julia Steinberger

摘要

Most climate mitigation scenarios maintain inequalities and associate favourable social and climate outcomes with continuing economic growth. By contrast, post-growth scholarship advocates for reducing less-necessary production, reorienting the economy towards human needs and ecological goals, and pursuing equitable convergence within and between countries. Here we synthesize recent advances in post-growth research into five core principles: well-being, sufficiency, reduced inequalities, repurposing of the economy and north–south convergence. Existing post-growth scenarios tend to fall short of considering, let alone implementing, these key elements. We assess feasibility barriers, finding that post-growth will face weaker geophysical and technological constraints, but stronger socio-cultural and political opposition, than growth-oriented scenarios. Advances in post-growth research, alongside international calls for mitigation rooted in fairness and equity, present a strong case for a holistic development of post-growth scenarios.