Giorgos Kallis

I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.

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Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74–84% in the UK and 67–73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk

Un primer estudio integral muestra un gran apoyo a las ideas clave del decrecimiento, pero no al término El primer gran estudio científico realizado para evaluar las actitudes públicas hacia la teoría del decrecimiento revela un apoyo significativo...

🆕Un primer estudio integral muestra un gran apoyo a las ideas clave del #decrecimiento, pero no al término.

Un estudio del ICTA-UAB liderado por @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @giorgoskallis.bsky.social revela apoyo en Reino Unido del 74-84 % y en EUA del 67-73 %.

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Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies | Journal paper Using representative surveys in the UK and US with over 5,000 participants, a new study by CUSP fellow Dario Krpan and colleagues Fred Basso, Jason Hickel, ...

Assessing public support for degrowth // New study by CUSP fellow @krpd.bsky.social and colleagues finds that—contrary to common political and media claims—the majority of respondents support #degrowth when presented with the full proposal, regardless of the label. → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...

First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing...

First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label.

Conducted by ICTA-UAB researchers @giorgoskallis.bsky.social & @jasonhickel.bsky.social together with the LSE @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

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Follow @jasonhickel.bsky.social @krpd.bsky.social and Frederic Basso for more insights into their brilliant work.

🔗 Read the open-access article here:
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You can also download the full description of degrowth we provided study participants from our appendix^

When you put proposal + “degrowth” label together, support jumps back up (~65-75%). Once people understand what degrowth actually means, many are on board, despite the label.

But the word “degrowth” alone gets much lower support (~20–30%).

So critics are right that the label is contested, but wrong to claim the public rejects the substance.

Result: when people see the full proposal without any label, ~70–80% in both UK & US support it.

The idea of scaling down harmful production while guaranteeing wellbeing is popular.

We tested what happens when you show people:

- the full degrowth proposal (policies + goals)
- the label “degrowth” on its own
- the proposal + label together.

Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies Degrowth argues that high-income economies should reduce harmful production and prioritise wellbeing. Although degrowth is increasingly seen as essent…

New paper out in The Lancet Planetary Health on public support for degrowth in the UK & US 🌍📊

By Dario Krpan, Frédéric Basso, Jason Hickel and myself.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bienestar y límites planetarios: redefinir el progreso es cada vez más urgente El estado actual del esfuerzo climáticoLa acción climática global ha descarrilado peligrosamente. El objetivo del Acuerdo de París de mantener el calentami

Happy to share a short piece about well-being and planetary boundaries that I co-wrote with @jparellano.bsky.social for the CIDOB International Yearbook 2026.

You can find it here: www.cidob.org/en/publicati...

Bienestar y límites planetarios: redefinir el progreso es cada vez más urgente El estado actual del esfuerzo climáticoLa acción climática global ha descarrilado peligrosamente. El objetivo del Acuerdo de París de mantener el calentami

✍️Bienestar y límites planetarios: redefinir el progreso es cada vez más urgente.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Artículo de @giorgoskallis.bsky.social y Juan Pablo Arellano, investigadores del ICTA-UAB, en el #CIDOB @cidobbarcelona.bsky.social

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New policy brief by Research and Degrowth and @waronwant.bsky.social out now:

"Clothing the Planet Within Limits: A Degrowth Approach to Fashion"

degrowth.org/blog/2025/11...

YouTube video by ICTA-UAB Giorgos Kallis: "Political Ecological Economics and the nature of economic growth"

For those who weren't able to attend, you can now view a recording of my talk: "Political Ecological Economics and the nature of economic growth"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJw7...

Hope you enjoy!

The impact of wealth inequality on carbon emissions and climate policy Reducing inequality and carbon emissions represent interrelated global challenges. Whereas research has paid considerable attention to income inequality in relation to emissions and climate mitigat...

Link to Article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How does wealth inequality impact climate change?

Alongside my brilliant colleagues @morrison-james.bsky.social & @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social we attempt to answer this in a new article @climate-policy.bsky.social
We identify four mechanisms through which wealth inequality impacts carbon emissions

Diagram describing the ways that wealth inequality affects carbon emissions. This is through policy influence, high carbon lifestyles of the wealth, status consumption and investment.

How does wealth inequality impact climate change?

My co-authors @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social and @giorgoskallis.bsky.social and I attempt to answer this in a new article in @climate-policy.bsky.social

We identify four mechanisms through which wealth inequality impacts carbon emissions.

The impact of wealth inequality on carbon emissions and climate policy

💰 Wealth inequality impacts #carbonemissions through four mechanisms, find @morrison-james.bsky.social @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social @giorgoskallis.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social:

1️⃣ Increased power of elites
2️⃣ Luxurious lifestyles
3️⃣ Higher status consumption
4️⃣ Investment in high carbon activities

I'll be giving a talk on Tue 4 Nov, 15:00–16:30 CET.

“Political Ecological Economics & the nature of growth.”

It will revolve around why growth persists (surplus extraction, cost-shifting) and how to move beyond it.

Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8854726631...

Dr. Krpan discussed his latest research (with @giorgoskallis.bsky.social, @jasonhickel.bsky.social & Frederic Basso) showing that public support for degrowth is complex, rooted in policies, everyday practices, and psychological processes shaping transformative change. 🧠🌱

🛑Necessitem límits? Podem reimaginar el creixement en un planeta finit?

📗La llibreria La Central del Raval BCN acull dissabte 14/06 el "Cafè Filosòfic Pensa" amb l'investigador de l'ICTA-UAB @giorgoskallis.bsky.social, que parlarà del seu proper llibre.

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Deadline to apply is July 15th! Don't miss out.

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For those who haven't yet had the chance to apply, the second round of applications for UAB's 5th cohort of the online Degrowth Masters is now open!

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A collaboration with @jasonhickel.bsky.social, @gkallis.bsky.social, Frederic Basso, and Dallas O'Dell.

If you are not able to download the article, a free version should be available here: static1.squarespace.com/static/59bc0...

As European Society for Ecological Economics, we launched our Curriculum Development Platform!

Designed for educators & learners, it offers 115+ resources—slides, syllabi, games, assignments & more—to support & inspire ecological economics teaching

Explore & contribute: ecolecon.eu/esee-curricu...

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Prominent economists across the EU warn of the deep costs of weakening sustainability regulations - ECCJ

“As economists, we therefore decisively advocate for a swift and ambitious implementation of the CSDDD and oppose the Omnibus I package proposal of the EU Commission, which would significantly limit the effectiveness of the directive.”

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Very glad this paper has been published. Thanks to all the co-authors and esp @gkallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social

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