The limits to degrowth: Economic and climatic consequences of pessimist assumptions on decoupling

• The pessimist assumptions on decoupling by some degrowth scholars presuppose an economic collapse of unseen magnitude
• Alternatively, stringent climate goals such as 1.5 °C, are not attainable
• These pessimist assumptions are, however, not based on robust arguments, and ways to demystify decoupling is discussed

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