Is prosperity without economic growth possible? | DW Documentary

Capitalism does not care for anything! Only huge profits!

No. Experts already said a long time ago! For the size of this planet, there should only be 1 billion people. Governments and business leaders didn't listen! Now we die.

When a few countries ravaged poor countries to gain wealth, they already started the destruction of this planet! Greed will really kill us all!

Rich people playing for two weeks😂😂😂
I will consume more just to neautralize the change one of these clowns making.😮😂

One purpose of government is to create jobs for his people and give a good life. Only first world countries were able to do that before. Now, the top priority of governments is to protect all the interests of the gods in their country! Citizens of all countries are just expendable slaves of the gods in their country! They all don't care what happens to their citizens!

About climate change. If the whole world will not join, all these is useless!

They want us to shift to electric vehicles but we the people will carry the burden and government and business will just profit from this! This is so wrong and illegal!
They all knew before that vehicle emissions will destroy the planet but none of them did anything! They should pay for this disaster! Not the people!

How do we live with less? 😂. Ask that question to the greedy rich and powerful! They will just spit on your face! Remember the old saying of the gods on our planet? "THOSE WHO HAVE THE GOLD MAKES THE RULES!". This will never change if all citizens of the world will unite! WE CITIZENS OR EXPENDABLE SLAVES OF OUR COUNTRY HAVE NO SAY ON ANYTHING! I'm sure everyone has seen that! Prepare to die because what the gods want, they always get! Always!

"-0,3% GDP growth in 2023, could that be a good thing?" hahahah, I love German pragmatism.

Eu is finished.bye eu

buy regional? That is what is going to save the planet? Any science there?

People must understand is impossible to have economic growth if we want better climat....

And is impossible to people to have better economic if we always buy things....

If all people just stop buy stuff for a year 😉 The the companies go to just go bananas 👍

why is that the people pushing the climate change are the ones making so much money and not changing their life styles while others do? Its disturbing

I assume that green growth means tree growth

Yes, but not with a capitalist mode of production.

Possible on paper , but capitalism refuses to share wealth.
That means it’s completely impossible.

Still up in the air about what the correct direction is,
this video explores the options, and identifies some of their weaknesses and strengths,
so that's useful.
There's no one solution that will work for all. We each have to do what we can make work for us, and together all of our changes will have a big effect on slowing climate change.

I think we should aim for growth - as humans I think we need to strive for expansion. Growth/decline will naturally take its course but we shouldn’t aim for no growth.

Green party's propaganda to justify their failing adminstration.

As a citizen of Slovakia, I was used to communism coming from the east. Now it's 2024 and I'm surprised that communism is coming from the west - GREEN COMMUNISM.

Meanwhile EU governments try to destroy EU farmers. Makes perfect sense, if you're stupid

The problem is corporate greed...aka rich people greed.

Here is a thought. Dont grow the cake, but reduce the population. Is there a way in which we can measure (given the consumption rate for a good life) what would be a sustainable minimum population?

Sounds like communism

DW discovers socialism...

The world faces difficult decisions ahead. Is it prepared?

growth with capitalism are really missions to discover and invent things to improve lives to next best level , then that level should be made sustainable. In the mean time people try to invent things to imrpove that standard. It is abused to make too much money, hoad money by selling luxuries and redundant brands.

Blame America!!

Geothermal energy, large scale!
Life on earth has been possible with the help of two energy sources: the sun and the heat inside the earth. None of them are infinite, but both will last longer than any lifeform on earth will. So let´s solve the few technical details remaining in turning geothermal heat into electricity, thereby enabling unlimited clean energy for the rest of human existence all over the world.

(of course there´s major financial interests in the energy markets that dont want this - they´ll find something else to invest in.)

climate re💩ds, we'll see how you feel about your climate when food ENDS

Mmmm who ever said having less people would ever down our living standards, I think it could raise it, allow us to have more personal space, special experiences and a harmony with plant life, animals and our neighbours. I promote a reducing population to increase livelihoods!!

reducing waste is ok but overall this is the wrong approach, this is why communism failed, innovators don't have the motivation to innovate when their isn't an incentive, people will just move to usa where they can pursue their dreams
people see space as a waste but one day we will colonize in the space and have a vibrant community there, our nature is to seek more

Germany and economic growth is history.

Redestribute wealth? Tax the rich?

Communist propaganda

how many years of experience in businesses already? lets say just around 400 years? up to now, dont you people see that ------------------------------------ doesnt mean DEATH like in the hopital? but up and down is just a trick to make money from traders? do nothing good but make many go Cuk Kuh.

Poor Jurgen, it's sad to see that he is being eaten by capitalism one bread at a time. What people don't see is the amount of labor and vitality in each piece of bread, they want to pay less and at the same time the consumers extract the life from this person and his staff.

"Prosperity without growth"? No, it would require to sacrifice all the poor and middle class. Who is the backbone of our system? Us of course, do you think that the wealthy capitalist will suffer by this? Not at all, they are protected at all times, they have designed the system that way! Until things change and there is a law to redristribute money we will keep on sacrificing thousands of lives for only a few people who don't even labor for it!!

Lol, why DW have you decided to do the excercise with a middle class family? Instead of doing it with a wealthy family that have their own private jet or helicopters? Why it is always the middle and lower class the ones that have to change their lifestyle when there is people that use a whole plane only for themselves or family members? Us sacrifying is only to preserve the comfort of millionaires'/billionaires' status quo.

Growth growth growth is mostly just needed by people who want to make money by owning stuff rather than making money by contributing to society.

This is what you suggest when you don’t understand game theory or any economics for that matter. If your plan is to save the world by getting all the countries to do something that is against their best interests then we’re all doomed

I think it's quite interesting to know there are many different views on green growth. It makes me rethink that green growth is not one voice, we need to balance the different sides. One is mitigating the economic growth rate, one is a win-win situation where green growth follows economic growth.

zero growth living is the ONLY way. we have already run out of planets to consume.

If the population contracts, it's inevitable that prosperity will follow. The Black Death of 1354 lead to the Renaissance.

Why are they mad at king?. Is this not a natural disaster they've not been experiencing before...

The question is: where degrowth has to start? The ultra-rich. If we would ban private jets, yatchs and limousines that would already have a very significant effect without literally changing the 99.9% of the people’s life

The world is growing.. only the advanced countries have stopped growing... stop considering urselves the world... developing countries have to reduce their poverty... they need growth for that...

Its not about the economic growth its about infinite economic growth idea which is stupid and dangerous

Non imported food, just german grown vegetables (instead of Spainsh or italy) that use 30 times more energy to produce in greenhouse heating... German solution for everything ... Nationalism.