Ossified materialism: introduction to the special volume on absolute reductions in materials throughput and emissions

摘要: Drawing from papers in this special volume (SV), introductory paper on absolute reductions argues that the magnitude, scope and urgency of sustainability challenge require a drastic change global civilisation, including radical transformation institutional arrangements socio-technical systems facilitate pursuit wellbeing. The authors identify four main challenges to reductions, including: resource-intensive conventional template for development, macroeconomic structures trade policies creating burden-shifting inequality, resourceefficiency improvements fallacy, dominant consumerist culture lifestyles. demonstrates