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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> can work — here’s how science can helpWealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicGrowth</a> as an objective. By Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis, Tim Jackson, Daniel W. O’Neill, Juliet B. Schor, Julia K. Steinberger, Peter A. Victor & Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, 12 December 2022Excerpt: "The global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed. This dynamic is driving climate change and ecological breakdown. High-income economies, and the corporations and wealthy classes that dominate them, are mainly responsible for this problem and consume energy and materials at unsustainable rates."Yet many industrialized countries are now struggling to grow their economies, given economic convulsions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, resource scarcities and stagnating productivity improvements. Governments face a difficult situation. Their attempts to stimulate growth clash with objectives to improve human well-being and reduce environmental damage."GDP is getting a makeover — what it means for economies, health and the planet"Researchers in ecological economics call for a different approach — degrowth. Wealthy economies should abandon growth of gross domestic product (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDP</a>) as a goal, scale down destructive and unnecessary forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/production" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#production</a> to reduce energy and material use, and focus economic activity around securing human needs and well-being. This approach, which has gained traction in recent years, can enable rapid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decarbonization</a> and stop ecological breakdown while improving social outcomes. It frees up energy and materials for low- and middle-income countries in which growth might still be needed for development. Degrowth is a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies and achieve social and ecological goals, unlike recession, which is chaotic and socially destabilizing and occurs when growth-dependent economies fail to grow."Reports this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPCC</a>) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecosystem</a> Services (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPBES</a>) suggest that degrowth policies should be considered in the fight against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakdown</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> loss, respectively. Policies to support such a strategy include the following."Reduce less-necessary production. This means scaling down destructive sectors such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a>, mass-produced meat and dairy, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FastFashion</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advertising</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> and aviation, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateJets</a>. At the same time, there is a need to end the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlannedObsolescence</a> of products, lengthen their lifespans and reduce the purchasing power of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rich</a>."Improve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicServices</a>. It is necessary to ensure universal access to high-quality <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthCare</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a>, transportation, Internet, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a> and nutritious food. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalPublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UniversalPublicServices</a> can deliver strong social outcomes without high levels of resource use."Introduce a green jobs guarantee. This would train and mobilize labour around urgent social and ecological objectives, such as installing renewables, insulating buildings, regenerating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> and improving social care. A programme of this type would end unemployment and ensure a just transition out of jobs for workers in declining industries or 'sunset sectors', such as those contingent on fossil fuels. It could be paired with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UniversalIncome</a> policy."Reduce working time. This could be achieved by lowering the retirement age, encouraging part-time working or adopting a four-day working week [and hybrid or remote work]. These measures would lower <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarbonEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarbonEmissions</a> and free people to engage in care and other welfare-improving activities. They would also stabilize employment as less-necessary production declines."Enable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> development. This requires cancelling unfair and unpayable debts of low- and middle-income countries, curbing unequal exchange in international trade and creating conditions for productive capacity to be reoriented towards achieving social objectives."Some countries, regions and cities have already introduced elements of these policies. Many European nations guarantee free health care and education; Vienna and Singapore are renowned for high-quality public housing; and nearly 100 cities worldwide offer free public transport. Job guarantee schemes have been used by many nations in the past, and experiments with basic incomes and shorter working hours are under way in Finland, Sweden and New Zealand."But implementing a more comprehensive strategy of degrowth — in a safe and just way — faces five key research challenges, as we outline here."Read more: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/AtJ87" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/AtJ87</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourDayWorkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourDayWorkweek</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RemoteWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RemoteWork</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HybridWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HybridWork</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CapitalismKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectMotherEarth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuyLess</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyNothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuyNothing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹How to know if a shorter <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workday</a> is best for your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/company" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#company</a>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fourdayworkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fourdayworkweek</a> has grown in popularity. But <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flexibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flexibility</a>—and a shorter <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workday</a>—may be a more realistic approach.<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91301059/how-to-know-if-a-shorter-workday-is-best-for-your-company" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fastcompany.com/91301059/how-to-know-if-a-shorter-workday-is-best-for-your-company</a>

Stefan BohacekIn 2019, Iceland became one of the first countries to approve a four-day workweek. Here's how things have been going for them.2021: "Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success""<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57724779" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57724779</a>2024: "Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay."<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/iceland-shorter-working-week-economy/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/iceland-shorter-working-week-economy/index.html</a>2025: "The effects of the shorter workweek in Iceland have extended far beyond the office."<a href="https://www.wecb.fm/in-2019-iceland-approved-the-4-day-workweek-nearly-6-years-later-all-predictions-by-generation-z-have-come-true/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wecb.fm/in-2019-iceland-approved-the-4-day-workweek-nearly-6-years-later-all-predictions-by-generation-z-have-come-true/</a><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkersRights</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/FourDayWorkWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourDayWorkWeek</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#work</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iceland</a>

Peter Christensen<a href="https://ottawa.place/@stephanie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stephanie</a> It is for me! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FourDayWorkWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourDayWorkWeek</a>

Stefan BohacekWell, motivated mainly by a "population crisis", but still great to see another city giving a shorter four-day work week a try."Moving to a four-day workweek could help address some of the core issues associated with Japan’s heavy work culture, which can especially weigh on working women."<a href="https://fortune.com/article/tokyo-4-day-workweek-desperate-attempt-japan-shed-title-worlds-oldest-population/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fortune.com/article/tokyo-4-day-workweek-desperate-attempt-japan-shed-title-worlds-oldest-population/</a>Full article: <a href="https://archive.ph/V20eT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/V20eT</a><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/FourDayWorkWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourDayWorkWeek</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkersRights</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tokyo</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsDemocratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung proposes 30 trillion won supplementary budget, emphasizing economic recovery and support for key industries amid global trade tensions and domestic challenges. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupplementaryBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupplementaryBudget</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicRecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicRecovery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FourDayWorkWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourDayWorkWeek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=50200" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=50200</a>

Stefan Bohacek"Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, in the latest landmark in the campaign to reinvent Britain’s working week.Together the companies employ more than 5,000 people, with charities, marketing and technology firms among the best-represented, according to the latest update from the 4 Day Week Foundation."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jan/27/two-hundred-uk-companies-sign-up-for-permanent-four-day-working-week" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jan/27/two-hundred-uk-companies-sign-up-for-permanent-four-day-working-week</a><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkersRights</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/FourDayWorkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourDayWorkweek</a>

abcassel<a href="https://c.im/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FourDayWorkWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FourDayWorkWeek</a> My latest for Volt. <a href="https://voltedu.com/insights/can-the-four-day-workweek-work-in-higher-ed/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://voltedu.com/insights/can-the-four-day-workweek-work-in-higher-ed/</a>

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