Artikel von: Christoph Kueffer

Cengiz Akandil is a PhD candidate in ecology at the University of Zürich and a business and biodiversity scoping expert with IPBES. His research focuses on the Arctic, degrowth, and biodiversity loss.
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A green deal cannot be left to economics and engineering

To stay within the ecological carrying capacity of our planet, we need to fundamentally transform the economy. We must look beyond technological solutions to find truly regenerative ways of living which restore rather than further deplete natural capital. Such a nature-based economy hinges on social innovations and new economic thinking, including degrowth and care economy.