Sustainable consumption within a sustainable economy – beyond green growth and green economies

By S. Lorek, J. Spangenberg. 2014

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Subfields: Environmental Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Marketing

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Technology transfer, climate change mitigation, and environmental patent impact on sustainability and economic growth: A comparison of European countries (2020, background): “However, experts also recognize that technological innovations require political guidance that orchestrates ecological modernizations, as these do not spontaneously develop in the right direction (Lorek and Spangenberg, 2014; Nielsen et al., 2015).”
Integrating the green economy, circular economy and bioeconomy in a strategic sustainability framework (2021, background): “For instance, individual behavior of citizens and consumers, and consumption patterns remain an important, yet only peripheral, issue (Caprotti and Bailey, 2014; Lorek and Spangenberg, 2014).”
Green economy and related concepts: An overview (2016, positive): “However, doubts have been expressed regarding the ability of a green economy to support the transition towards sustainability (Bina and La Camera, 2011; Lorek and Spangenberg, 2014).”
Sustainable development goals and inclusive development (2016, background): “…of, sustainable development shows that achieving strong sustainability, which implies no trade-offs between the economic, social and ecological goals, is rare; politics tend to make trade-offs in favour of the economy at the cost of social and ecological issues (Lorek and Spangenberg 2014).”
Green New Deal Policy of South Korea: Policy Innovation for a Sustainability Transition (2020, background): “One can critique that the green economy may be a more appropriate strategy for advanced countries because it requires specific enabling conditions, such as investment, innovation, and technological solutions [17], and underdeveloped nations may lack the independent resources to support the research ”
Transforming Consumption: From Decoupling, to Behavior Change, to System Changes for Sustainable Consumption (2015, background): “Effective sustainable consumption—that addresses environmental, social, and equity issues—likely requires addressing unsustainable infrastructures and institutions of consumption (19).”
Redefining green growth within planetary boundaries (2018, background): “A frequent claim held by green growth critics is that there is no historic evidence of genuine green growth (Anderson and Bows-Larkin, 2013; Jackson, 2011; Lorek and Spangenberg, 2014).”
Green growth versus economic growth: Do sustainable technology transfer and innovations lead to an imperfect choice? (2021, background): “…in monetary terms will result in the control and privatization of natural resources by a handful of powerful actors with financial capital, who will unduly influence governments to the detriment of the rest of society's poor and vulnerable groups (IPACC et al., 2011; Lorek & Spangenberg, 2014).”
Developmental States and Sustainability Transitions: Prospects of a Just Transition in South Africa (2016, background): “…for and scarcity of natural resources; rising awareness of threats posed by peak oil, food and water insecurity, and financial crises; global climate change and other forms of pollution; intergenerational justice; and the vulnerability of the economy to these factors (Lorek & Spangenberg, 2014).”
Green growth or degrowth? Assessing the normative justifications for environmental sustainability and economic growth through critical social theory (2019, background): “Thus, degrowth argues for the need in developed countries to radically change consumption patterns, and in particular, reduce consumption levels (Jackson, 2016; Lorek and Fuchs, 2013; Lorek and Spangenberg, 2014).”