The energetic metabolism of societies and the degrowth paradigm: analyzing biophysical constraints and realities

Şorman, Alevgül H.; Giampietro, Mario

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.11.059

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“…Appendix A Philippe (2008) 19 Johanisova and Wolf (2012) 37 Domènech et al (2013) 2 Huppes and Ishikawa (2009) 20 Kallis et al (2012) 38 Garver (2013) 3 Cattaneo and Gavaldà (2010) 21 Klitgaard and Krall (2012) 39 Infante Amate and González de Molina (2013) 4 Hueting (2010) 22 Muraca (2012) 40 Jarvensivu (2013) 5 Kallis and Martínez-Alier (2010) 23 Nierling (2012) 41 Johanisova et al (2013) 6 Latouche (2010) 24 Speth (2012) 42 Kallis et al (2013) 7 Lietaert (2010) 25 Tokic (2012) 43 Kallis (2013) 8 Martínez-Alier et al (2010) 26 Trainer (2012) 44 Karlsson (2013) 9 Matthey (2010) 27 van den Bergh and 45 Lorek and Fuchs (2013) 10 Schneider et al (2010) 28 van Griethuysen (2012) 46 Mauerhofer (2013) 11 Berg and Hukkinen (2011) 29 Xue et al (2012) 47 Nørgård (2013) 12 Hall (2011) 30 Alcott (2013) 48 Sekulova et al (2013) 13 Kallis (2011) 31 Alexander (2013) 49 Sorman and Giampietro (2013) 14 Schneider et al (2011) 32 Boonstra and Joose (2013) 50 Andreoni and Galmarini (2014) 15 Alexander (2012) 33 Borowy (2013) 51 …”

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Assessing the degrowth discourse: A review and analysis of academic degrowth policy proposals

Cosme

Santos

O'Neill

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Highlights We present a review of a selection of peer-reviewed degrowth articles. We identify inconsistencies between the degrowth discourse and proposals for action. Identified degrowth proposals are mainly national top-down approaches not local bottom-up ones. Proposals aim for sustainable scale and fair distribution over efficient allocation. Proposals should be analysed in combination to arrive at a degrowth policy mix. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTand analysing a set of proposals for action retrieved from a selection of articles. total of 128 peerreviewed articles focused on degrowth were reviewed, and 54 that include proposals for action were analysed. The proposals identified align with three broad goals: (1) Reduce the environmental impact of human activities; (2) Redistribute income and wealth both within and between countries; and (3) Promote the transition from a materialistic to a convivial and participatory society. The findings indicate that the majority of degrowth proposals are national top-down approaches, focusing on government as a major driver of change, rather than local bottom-up approaches, as advocated by many degrowth proponents. The most emphasised aspects in the degrowth literature are related to social equity, closely followed by environmental sustainability. Topics such as population growth and the implications of degrowth for developing nations are largely neglected, and represent an important area for future research. Moreover, there is a need for a deeper analysis of how degrowth proposals would act in combination.

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Assessing the degrowth discourse: A review and analysis of academic degrowth policy proposals

Cosme

Santos

O'Neill

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

199

106

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“…Although not yet prevalent in the sustainable agriculture literature, the degrowth perspective underlies the critique of capitalist economics and the role of profitability in the beyond organic movement (Martínez-Alier, Pascual, Vivien, & Zaccai, 2010;Sekulova, Kallis, Rodríguez-Labajos, & Schneider, 2013;Sorman & Giampietro, 2013). In contrast, the "greening the economy" approach argues for incorporating environmental accounting into classic economic measures to achieve sustainable economic performance and growth (Bartelmus, 2010).…”

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Principles Guiding Practice: A Case Study Analysis of the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture for Diverse Farms

Moore

Swisher

Rodríguez³

et al. 2016

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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“…In this mindset Peak Oil is not perceived as a problem because increasing oil prices will provide incentives to develop alternative energy sources once oil becomes scarce. On the other side, a growing number of biophysical/ecological economists argue that oil in particular and fossil fuel in general is a unique resource that has been a prerequisite for the explosive economic development since the industrialisation began in the 19th century (see for instance [43][44][45][46][47][48]). Furthermore, they would say that, in general terms, a decline in oil and fossil fuel production will be followed by a contraction in energy consuming activities, i.e., in the global economy.…”

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Energy Analysis of the Danish Food Production System: Food-EROI and Fossil Fuel Dependency

Markussen

Østergård

2013

Energies

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Modern food production depends on limited natural resources for providing energy and fertilisers. We assess the fossil fuel dependency for the Danish food production system by means of Food Energy Returned on fossil Energy Invested (Food-EROI) and by the use of energy intensive nutrients from imported livestock feed and commercial fertilisers. The analysis shows that the system requires 221 PJ of fossil energy per year and that for each joule of fossil energy invested in farming, processing and transportation, 0.25 J of food energy is produced; 0.28 when crediting for produced bioenergy. Furthermore, nutrients in commercial fertiliser and imported feed account for 84%, 90% and 90% of total supply of N, P and K, respectively. We conclude that the system is unsustainable because it is embedded in a highly fossil fuel dependent system based on a non-circular flow of nutrients. As energy and thus nutrient constraints may develop in the coming decades, the current system may need to adapt by reducing use of fossil energy at the farm and for transportation of food and feed. An operational strategy may be to relocalise the supply of energy, nutrients, feed and food.

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The energetic metabolism of societies and the degrowth paradigm: analyzing biophysical constraints and realities

Cited by 94 publications

References 28 publications

Assessing the degrowth discourse: A review and analysis of academic degrowth policy proposals

Assessing the degrowth discourse: A review and analysis of academic degrowth policy proposals

Principles Guiding Practice: A Case Study Analysis of the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture for Diverse Farms

Energy Analysis of the Danish Food Production System: Food-EROI and Fossil Fuel Dependency

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