The Growth-Environment Debate: An Introduction
For over half a Century the true relationship between growth and environmental sustainability has been hotly contested. Today we are far from any sort of scientific consensus on how the growth-environment relationship works, or ought to work. In this talk, Professor Katz-Rosene explains how this debate has evolved since the early 1970s, offering perspective on the implications of the debate for contemporary sustainable transition. Drawing upon research conducted for his forthcoming book “The Growth-Environment Debate: An Introduction”, Katz-Rosene argues the debate is no longer merely between ‘neo-Malthusian’ and ‘neo-classical’ economic understandings of scarcity; but rather today it comprises multiple discourse coalitions and numerous side debates. As we navigate the rest of the Century, understanding these dynamics becomes imperative, with the growth-environment debate set to intensify in the face of pressing global challenges.