Une session du séminaire Développement durable et économie de l’environnement (SDDEE), Iddri
Horaire : 12:30 à 14:30
Lieu : Reid Hall – 4, rue de Chevreuse – 75006 Paris
(M° Vavin)
Summary
During the last four decades, most industrialized countries have experienced relatively low gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates. Their “Golden age” stopped in the early 1970s. Is the current situation “normal”? Can we expect a new wave of growth or, on the opposite, is economic stagnation—if not degrowth—our future? Are industrialized societies able to prosper whatever their growth rates? What are the links between growth and prosperity? These are questions gaining more and more attention in the public debate, and that deserve solid treatment by the academic community.
“Planet boundaries” are among the most debated constraints on economic growth. Some authors consider environmental protection measures and green technologies as the source of a new wave of growth. Others believe growth and environment are compatible, and that there are some “win-win” policies. Finally, there are those for which infinite growth is impossible on a finite planet, and who assert that we will have to forget about growth sooner or later.
Dr. Robert Costanza, University Professor of Sustainability at the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University, will present the view of ecological economists on this hot debate. As co-founder and former president of the International Society for Ecological Economics, he will explain how this “community” apprehends the interactions between economy and the environment, and the implication for growth prospects. Is the finitude of the planet an issue for growth today and tomorrow, or only in very the long run? Is immaterial growth the easy way forward? These are some of the questions Robert Costanza will address.
* Dr. Robert Costanza is the author or co-author of over 400 scientific papers and 22 books. His article on “The value of the world’s ecosystem services and natural capital”, published in Nature in 1997, is the second most highly cited article in the field of ecology/environment. See www.robertcostanza.org for more information.
Registration online on IDDRI website : http://www.iddri.org/Projets/Seminaire-Developpement-durable-et-economie-de-l-environnement/Green-and-growth
The seminar will be held in English. Please also note that IDDRI conferences are recorded and then available on IDDRI’s and TerreTv’s websites.
