Intempéries

We’re sharing the open letter published to accompany the start of the “Beyond Growth” conference at the European Parliament, and signed by members of the Zagreb Degrowth Conference team.

For a small but growing network of countries, the world's go-to metric of economic health is no longer fit for purpose. Finland, Iceland, Scotland, Wales and New Zealand are all members of the Wellbeing Economy Governments partnership. The coalition, which is expected to expand in the coming months, aims to transform economies around the world to deliver shared well-being for people and the planet by 2040.

BERLIN, Feb 28 – Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released today.

De Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) introduceerde vorige week de nieuwste versie van de Happy Planet Index (HPI). Die mondiale maatstaf voor duurzaam welzijn is een mooie inspiratiebron en motivatie voor de landen die deelnemen aan de VN-klimaattop in Glasgow die vandaag van start gaat. De Transformisten vzw (nieuwe naam voor Netwerk Bewust Verbruiken) is lid van de Wellbeing Economy Alliance en levert commentaar bij de HPI index.

New research suggests social transformations that prompt “degrowth” could cut humanity’s climate footprint in time to meet the Paris climate agreement target.

WEAll is a collaboration of organisations, alliances, movements and individuals working towards a wellbeing economy, delivering human and ecological wellbeing.