'Planned degrowth or deaccumulation and a shift to sustainable human development is now unavoidable in the wealthiest countries, whose per capita ecological footprints are non-sustainable on a planetary basis, if organized civilization is to survive.'
John Bellamy Foster - who has previously been a vociferous critic of #degrowth, while advocating for the very similar logic of deaccumulation, seems to have subtly shifted his position
https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/planned-degrowth/
Planned Degrowth: Ecosocialism and Sustainable Human Development
In the introduction to this summer's special issue on "Planned Degrowth," John Bellamy Foster outlines the major themes of degrowth thought, includingโฆJohn Bellamy Foster (Monthly Review)