Don’t Forget to Ask: What Happens to the Savings?

The proposal for Degrowth calls for an intentional downscaling of the global economy to achieve both ecological sustainability and social justice. A degrowth transition would help ensure that ecological practices actually displace destructive ones, and that the savings from efficiency measures are truly saved.

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To my surprise, Justin Webb, interviewer on BBC radio 4 this morning mentioned the Jeavons paradox.
It was in response to a data centre chief claiming they were getting more efficient.
Sadly he didn't push the point when the interviewer gave a weak, irrelevant answer.
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