Tonny Nowshin , an economist and degrowth activist from Bangladesh, and Matthias Schmelzer , a German economic historian, argue that climate justice requires an end to the structural repetition of damage by overcoming both the growth-oriented, extractivist economic model and colonial power relations.
A crucial element of climate reparations is the guarantee of non-recurrence: ensuring that the structural causes of the damage do not persist. In the context of climate justice, "recurrence" is driven by the ongoing reproduction of inequalities by a global economic system—a system based on the extraction of resources, labor, and the environment from countries in the Global South. Taking the guarantee of non-recurrence seriously therefore means confronting the economic and political order that generates this damage. It means ending the growth-oriented, extractivist model that underpins the current global economy and enables the continued exploitation of people and the environment. To meet this challenge, post-growth perspectives must be integrated with decolonial approaches. Together, they offer a vision—a world after growth.
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| Credits Text: Tonny Nowshin and Matthias Schmelzer Spoken by: Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie eV Editing: Kai Kuhnhenn Production: Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie eV Studio: Radio-Verein Leipzig eV Radio Blau ViSdP Cover: Luzz Kohnen |