Is degrowth a good idea? Out with the old, in with the new: this is the motto of economists exasperated with our relentless pursuit of economic growth.
The radical plan to shrink the economy
Lifeline in disguise? Some say we should look forward to degrowth in a new era of dwindling resources Glossary
GDP - Short for Gross Domestic Product, the measure of all the goods and services produced inside a country.
Robert F Kennedy - An American politician and lawyer, and the brother of US president JFK. He was assassinated in 1968.
Recession - A period of economic decline. A recession occurs when a country’s Gross Domestic Product falls for six months in a row.
Correlation - A connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does, but it is not necessarily the case that one thing has caused the other to change.
Emissions - Things that are released, such as gases, as part of a process. E.g. greenhouse gases.