Voluntary social movements and sufficiency policies for climate change adaptation

Lucy Brown; Carl Dalhammar

doi:10.4324/9780203796870

Voluntary social movements and sufficiency policies for climate change adaptation

Lucy Brown, Carl Dalhammar

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Abstract

In the environmental policy discourse, we can notice how concepts such as ‘consumption’, ‘lifestyles’ and ‘green growth’ are gaining ground. This reflects the mounting concerns that we cannot solve our global sustainability challenges merely through strategies based on growth, even when the growth is perceived to be ‘green’. Indeed, the evidence is mounting that our desire for increased consumption levels will constantly outpace improvements in socio-technical systems, and that this state of affairs is not likely to change. 1 Thus, whatever is achieved by efficiency and decoupling approaches will be negated by increasing consumption volumes due to direct and indirect rebound effects. 2

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Climate Change Law and Policy
Subtitle of host publication	Cultural Legitimacy in Adaptation and Mitigation
Editors	Thoko Kaime
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	6
Number of pages	16
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203796870
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203796870
Publication status	Published - 2014

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