@teledyn
It's deliberate governance of society's social metabolism (i.e. of the material exchange flows required with the environment to maintain their functions) - all the planetary boundaries are linked to these flows. And within these boundaries, injustices in use are an issue. "Sustainable development" promises solutions through "green growth". But that hits hard limitations. Sufficiency as a "Strategy of the Enough" addresses more fundamentally the challenge of "Ecological Civilization".

@W_Lucht @teledyn I think it’s important to also use the word #degrowth, though it may not have a good German translation. This will contribute to shifting the Overton window.

@jknodlseder @teledyn
I think it's good to differentiate - we need growth in renewables, awareness, organic farming etc - but not in harmful material flows (those need to degrow), GDP as a measure of welfare, or social & financial institutions that structurally depend on growth. Growth is central to ecology, but embedded in negative feedbacks. We humans create positive feedbacks (i.a. to alleviate the brutality of neg. feedbacks). But yes, let's read Matthias Schmelzer! https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362762776_The_Future_Is_Degrowth_A_Guide_to_a_World_beyond_Capitalism/link/62fe2a06eb7b135a0e430bf5/download

@W_Lucht @teledyn We need to replace things, yet I would not call this growth. But we have to drastically reduce energy and material flows, which definitely is a #degrowth. Concerning GDP, I don’t believe that it can be generally associated to welfare. Some get richer, many others get poorer. And it’s an awful measure of societal benefits. Schmelzer, yes, but also Hickel 😉