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Degrowth Needs a Strong Geopolitical and Geo-economic Proposition

China and Russia are using their economic advantage to shift governance systems in the Global South. Degrowth has a strong political-ecological proposition, but it needs to have a strong geopolitical and geo-economic one too.

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By Olivia Lazard
Published on May 12, 2023

EUObserver

About the Author

Olivia Lazard

Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Olivia Lazard was a fellow at Carnegie Europe. Her research focused on the geopolitics of climate, the transition ushered by climate change, and the risks of conflict and fragility associated to climate change and environmental collapse.

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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