CUSP //: Post Growth Research Centre
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What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental, social and economic limits?โWe work with people, policy and business to address this question, developing pragmatic steps towards a shared and lasting prosperity.
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Care maintains the world. The market made it invisible.
In The Care Economy, economist and writer @timjackson.org.uk exposes the violence behind growth-at-all-costs and calls for an economy that heals, not harms.
Out now (US + global):
๐ timjackson.org.uk/the-care-eco...
#TheCareEconomy #PostGrowth
In The Care Economy, economist and writer @timjackson.org.uk exposes the violence behind growth-at-all-costs and calls for an economy that heals, not harms.
Out now (US + global):
๐ timjackson.org.uk/the-care-eco...
#TheCareEconomy #PostGrowth
Growth has a near mythical status in the affections of economists + politicians. But wishful thinking wonโt solve the climate crisis. #Postgrowth economics is not about returning to the cave but about breaking free from our intellectual prisons.โ@timjackson.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Growth has a near mythical status in the affections of economists + politicians. But wishful thinking wonโt solve the climate crisis. #Postgrowth economics is not about returning to the cave but about breaking free from our intellectual prisons.โ@timjackson.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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โThe myth of growth leads at best to what Herman Daly once called โuneconomic growthโ. At worst it destroys lives & destabilises society.
As Ralf Waldo Emerson argued [150yrs ago, the] greatest wealth is health; without health there is no wealth.โ #PostGrowth #Degrowth
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
As Ralf Waldo Emerson argued [150yrs ago, the] greatest wealth is health; without health there is no wealth.โ #PostGrowth #Degrowth
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Prosperity as health: Why we need an economy of care for a liveable future
Climate breakdown can be understood as a profound abdication of care: a collective failure to maintain and protect the conditions of life. Addressing that failure will take more than clever technology...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
โThe myth of growth leads at best to what Herman Daly once called โuneconomic growthโ. At worst it destroys lives & destabilises society.
As Ralf Waldo Emerson argued [150yrs ago, the] greatest wealth is health; without health there is no wealth.โ #PostGrowth #Degrowth
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
As Ralf Waldo Emerson argued [150yrs ago, the] greatest wealth is health; without health there is no wealth.โ #PostGrowth #Degrowth
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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๐ข THIS โก๏ธ โPost-growth economics offers us more choice, more realism and more insight into the possibilities for human prosperity. Itโs not about returning to the cave but about breaking free from our intellectual prisons.โ (Prof. Tim Jackson). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:38 AM
๐ข THIS โก๏ธ โPost-growth economics offers us more choice, more realism and more insight into the possibilities for human prosperity. Itโs not about returning to the cave but about breaking free from our intellectual prisons.โ (Prof. Tim Jackson). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
La croissance vous rend malheureux... mais comment s'en passer? | @timjackson.org.uk on รlucid.Media โ www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLO...
cc #PostGrowth #Degrowth #PostCroissance #Decroissance #WellbeingEconomy #ProsperiteSansCroissance #TheCareEconomy
cc #PostGrowth #Degrowth #PostCroissance #Decroissance #WellbeingEconomy #ProsperiteSansCroissance #TheCareEconomy
February 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
La croissance vous rend malheureux... mais comment s'en passer? | @timjackson.org.uk on รlucid.Media โ www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLO...
cc #PostGrowth #Degrowth #PostCroissance #Decroissance #WellbeingEconomy #ProsperiteSansCroissance #TheCareEconomy
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He points to our report โThe False Economy of Big Foodโ where @timjackson.org.uk found unhealthy food costs us ยฃ268bn a year when you account for cost to the NHS, welfare support, social care, lost productivity and human cost ๐ ffcc.co.uk/publications...
The False Economy of Big Food
And the case for a new food economy
ffcc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
He points to our report โThe False Economy of Big Foodโ where @timjackson.org.uk found unhealthy food costs us ยฃ268bn a year when you account for cost to the NHS, welfare support, social care, lost productivity and human cost ๐ ffcc.co.uk/publications...
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@timjackson.org.uk: โEconomic growth has a near mythical status in the affections of economists and politicians. But wishful thinking wonโt solve the climate crisis.โ
Peter Victor: "The physical scale of the economy must be reduced to avoid further degradation of life-supporting planetary systems.โ
Peter Victor: "The physical scale of the economy must be reduced to avoid further degradation of life-supporting planetary systems.โ
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
@timjackson.org.uk: โEconomic growth has a near mythical status in the affections of economists and politicians. But wishful thinking wonโt solve the climate crisis.โ
Peter Victor: "The physical scale of the economy must be reduced to avoid further degradation of life-supporting planetary systems.โ
Peter Victor: "The physical scale of the economy must be reduced to avoid further degradation of life-supporting planetary systems.โ
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Join us next month for an interesting discussion about 'The Care Economy' with @timjackson.org.uk details can be found on our events page. @cusp.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Join us next month for an interesting discussion about 'The Care Economy' with @timjackson.org.uk details can be found on our events page. @cusp.ac.uk
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โBecause capitalism wants endless growth, it is constantly seeking out new ways for us to consume. Adverts support the expansion of markets into new areas of life.
Reclaim adverts, escape growth.โ #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #PostGrowth
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Reclaim adverts, escape growth.โ #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #PostGrowth
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From Consumerism to Community: Transforming the Impact of Advertising | Blog by Simon Mair
Simon Mair reflects on the commodification of life itself through advertising that is focused on consumerism and economic growth. He explores sustainable al ...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
โBecause capitalism wants endless growth, it is constantly seeking out new ways for us to consume. Adverts support the expansion of markets into new areas of life.
Reclaim adverts, escape growth.โ #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #PostGrowth
- @cusp.ac.uk
cusp.ac.uk/themes/s1/bl...
Reclaim adverts, escape growth.โ #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #PostGrowth
- @cusp.ac.uk
cusp.ac.uk/themes/s1/bl...
Londa School of Economics, not the LSE you are thinking about: Why new economic thinking canโand mustโbegin at the margins | New blog by Dario Leoni โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
cc #Postgrowth #Degrowth #TheCareEconomy #WellbeingEconomy #BeyondGrowth
cc #Postgrowth #Degrowth #TheCareEconomy #WellbeingEconomy #BeyondGrowth
Why New Economic Thinking Canโand MustโBegin at the Margins | Blog by Dario Leoni
This post introduces A New Economic Grammar from the Inner Areas, the first working paper of the Londa School of Economics, rethinking economics from rural ...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Londa School of Economics, not the LSE you are thinking about: Why new economic thinking canโand mustโbegin at the margins | New blog by Dario Leoni โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
cc #Postgrowth #Degrowth #TheCareEconomy #WellbeingEconomy #BeyondGrowth
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๐ Latest CUSP Newsletter live now // @timjackson.org.uk reflects on nearly a decade of CUSP research and advocacy, touching on natality, growth, #degrowth, and climate denialโplus new research and activities from across the CUSP community. โ share.sender.net/campaigns/dU... cc #postgrowth #beyondGDP
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
๐ Latest CUSP Newsletter live now // @timjackson.org.uk reflects on nearly a decade of CUSP research and advocacy, touching on natality, growth, #degrowth, and climate denialโplus new research and activities from across the CUSP community. โ share.sender.net/campaigns/dU... cc #postgrowth #beyondGDP
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Honored to be part of @bmj.com New Yearโs Resolutions for the #climateemergency issue, kicking off 2026 with an exploration of Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future
See @kamranabbasi.bsky.social's editorial & my piece below:
tinyurl.com/4b2efbjj
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
See @kamranabbasi.bsky.social's editorial & my piece below:
tinyurl.com/4b2efbjj
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
New Yearโs resolutions for the climate emergency
How do we resolve the great challenges to health and wellbeing? Welcome to a BMJ special issue of resolutions. Our aim is to begin each year with a range of short essays on one of these great challeng...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Honored to be part of @bmj.com New Yearโs Resolutions for the #climateemergency issue, kicking off 2026 with an exploration of Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future
See @kamranabbasi.bsky.social's editorial & my piece below:
tinyurl.com/4b2efbjj
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
See @kamranabbasi.bsky.social's editorial & my piece below:
tinyurl.com/4b2efbjj
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
How do we resolve the great challenges to health and wellbeing? In his Editorial, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
welcomes the new @bmj.com special issue of resolutions, focusing this year on the climate emergency โ bmj.com/content/392/...
#TheCareEconomy #WellbeingEconomy #PostGrowth @timjackson.org.uk
welcomes the new @bmj.com special issue of resolutions, focusing this year on the climate emergency โ bmj.com/content/392/...
#TheCareEconomy #WellbeingEconomy #PostGrowth @timjackson.org.uk
New Yearโs resolutions for the climate emergency
How do we resolve the great challenges to health and wellbeing? Welcome to a BMJ special issue of resolutions. Our aim is to begin each year with a range of short essays on one of these great challeng...
www.bmj.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
How do we resolve the great challenges to health and wellbeing? In his Editorial, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
welcomes the new @bmj.com special issue of resolutions, focusing this year on the climate emergency โ bmj.com/content/392/...
#TheCareEconomy #WellbeingEconomy #PostGrowth @timjackson.org.uk
welcomes the new @bmj.com special issue of resolutions, focusing this year on the climate emergency โ bmj.com/content/392/...
#TheCareEconomy #WellbeingEconomy #PostGrowth @timjackson.org.uk
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Just re-released by Penguin Random House: my 30-part โenvironmental thrillerโ Cry of the Bittern was originally broadcast as a 30 part serial on BBC Radio 4 and is now available on all major audio streaming platforms.
Happy new listening! โก๏ธ timjackson.org.uk/cry-of-the-b... cc #CryOfTheBittern
Happy new listening! โก๏ธ timjackson.org.uk/cry-of-the-b... cc #CryOfTheBittern
Cry of the Bittern | BBC radio drama series by Tim Jackson re-released as audiobook
This month sees the audiobook release of Tim Jacksonโs environmental drama series Cry of the Bittern. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the series has been re-released by Penguin and is now availab...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Just re-released by Penguin Random House: my 30-part โenvironmental thrillerโ Cry of the Bittern was originally broadcast as a 30 part serial on BBC Radio 4 and is now available on all major audio streaming platforms.
Happy new listening! โก๏ธ timjackson.org.uk/cry-of-the-b... cc #CryOfTheBittern
Happy new listening! โก๏ธ timjackson.org.uk/cry-of-the-b... cc #CryOfTheBittern
Climate breakdown is a profound abdication of care, argues @timjackson.org.uk in his new @bmj.com opinion piece. Addressing it takes more than tech fixesโit means reimagining the purpose of the economy.
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cc #TheCareEconomy #Postgrowth #Degrowth #WellbeingEconomy
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Prosperity as health: Why we need an economy of care for a liveable future | BMJ article by Tim Jackson
Climate breakdown should be understood as a profound abdication of care, argues CUSP co-Director Tim Jackson in an opinion piece commissioned for the Britis ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Climate breakdown is a profound abdication of care, argues @timjackson.org.uk in his new @bmj.com opinion piece. Addressing it takes more than tech fixesโit means reimagining the purpose of the economy.
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cc #TheCareEconomy #Postgrowth #Degrowth #WellbeingEconomy
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New blog: How can farmers and food workers care?
FFCC's Dr Charlie Taverner on how food work is valued and what farmers and delivery drivers have in common with nurses and doctors.
Read it here: ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
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FFCC's Dr Charlie Taverner on how food work is valued and what farmers and delivery drivers have in common with nurses and doctors.
Read it here: ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
@cusp.ac.uk
How can farmers and food workers care?
Dr Charlie Taverner on how food work is valued and what farmers and delivery drivers have in common with nurses and doctor.
ffcc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New blog: How can farmers and food workers care?
FFCC's Dr Charlie Taverner on how food work is valued and what farmers and delivery drivers have in common with nurses and doctors.
Read it here: ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
@cusp.ac.uk
FFCC's Dr Charlie Taverner on how food work is valued and what farmers and delivery drivers have in common with nurses and doctors.
Read it here: ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
@cusp.ac.uk
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In a blog post for @cusp.ac.uk I argue that countries are not decoupling fast enough and that growth remains a barrier to genuine progress on carbon emissions. But the increased rate of decoupling should prompt reflections from environmentalists and ecological economists.
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Can we really have green growth?ย | Comment by Simon Mair
Has economic growth really been decoupled from climate damage? In this blog, Simon Mair examines recent claims from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit ...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In a blog post for @cusp.ac.uk I argue that countries are not decoupling fast enough and that growth remains a barrier to genuine progress on carbon emissions. But the increased rate of decoupling should prompt reflections from environmentalists and ecological economists.
cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
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Yesterday, FFCC brought together leaders from across food, farming and land use for a cross-sector discussion on shared priorities and practical routes to action.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yesterday, FFCC brought together leaders from across food, farming and land use for a cross-sector discussion on shared priorities and practical routes to action.
The high price of cheap foodโwhoโs counting the cost of our national diet? // As the new @ffc-commission.bsky.social report launches, @timjackson.org.uk explores the hidden costs of a booming fast-food industry & what it means for our health, communities and environment. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/healt...
The high price of cheap foodโwhoโs counting the cost of our national diet? | By Tim Jackson
To accompany the launch of the latest report by the UKโs Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, Prof Tim Jackson explores the hidden costs of our nationa ...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The high price of cheap foodโwhoโs counting the cost of our national diet? // As the new @ffc-commission.bsky.social report launches, @timjackson.org.uk explores the hidden costs of a booming fast-food industry & what it means for our health, communities and environment. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/healt...
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Assessing public support for degrowth // New study by CUSP fellow @krpd.bsky.social and colleagues finds thatโcontrary to common political and media claimsโthe majority of respondents support #degrowth when presented with the full proposal, regardless of the label. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
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, ...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Assessing public support for degrowth // New study by CUSP fellow @krpd.bsky.social and colleagues finds thatโcontrary to common political and media claimsโthe majority of respondents support #degrowth when presented with the full proposal, regardless of the label. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
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"It was becoming increasingly clear that the allegiance to economic growth is a new religious form. That growth-based consumerism is itself a secular theodicy."
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The Quest for Prosperity | Tim Jackson's Foreword to Richard Douglas' new book The Meaning of Growth
This is an amended version of Tim Jackson's Foreword for Richard McNeill Douglas' new book The Meaning of GrowthโAnti-Environmentalist Rhetoric an ...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"It was becoming increasingly clear that the allegiance to economic growth is a new religious form. That growth-based consumerism is itself a secular theodicy."
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The classic early retirement story! @will-davies.bsky.social & I wrote about this movement & all its contradictions back in 2020. doi.org/10.1080/1753...
I assume FIRE has been turbocharged post-pandemic, with the combo of job disillusionment & asset appreciation.
I assume FIRE has been turbocharged post-pandemic, with the combo of job disillusionment & asset appreciation.
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The classic early retirement story! @will-davies.bsky.social & I wrote about this movement & all its contradictions back in 2020. doi.org/10.1080/1753...
I assume FIRE has been turbocharged post-pandemic, with the combo of job disillusionment & asset appreciation.
I assume FIRE has been turbocharged post-pandemic, with the combo of job disillusionment & asset appreciation.
Assessing public support for degrowth // New study by CUSP fellow @krpd.bsky.social and colleagues finds thatโcontrary to common political and media claimsโthe majority of respondents support #degrowth when presented with the full proposal, regardless of the label. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
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, ...
cusp.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Assessing public support for degrowth // New study by CUSP fellow @krpd.bsky.social and colleagues finds thatโcontrary to common political and media claimsโthe majority of respondents support #degrowth when presented with the full proposal, regardless of the label. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
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Food shapes our health, environment, and economyโyet the UK food system currently drives illness + environmental harm. It doesnโt have to. CUSP researchers helped identify 27 practical actions to make food fairer, greener, and more resilient. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/food/... #TUKFS
Action to Transform the UK Food Systems: innovations for an alternative | Blog by Fergus Lyon
The UK food system faces rising health and environmental costs. Evidence from the TUKFS Programme outlines systemic changes for a sustainable future. In thi ...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Food shapes our health, environment, and economyโyet the UK food system currently drives illness + environmental harm. It doesnโt have to. CUSP researchers helped identify 27 practical actions to make food fairer, greener, and more resilient. โ cusp.ac.uk/themes/food/... #TUKFS
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Deep, personal, frank, meaningful. Tim Jackson's Foreword bodes well for this new book, The Meaning of Growth, by Richard Douglas cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
The Quest for Prosperity | Tim Jackson's Foreword to Richard Douglas' new book The Meaning of Growth
This is an amended version of Tim Jackson's Foreword for Richard McNeill Douglas' new book The Meaning of GrowthโAnti-Environmentalist Rhetoric an ...
cusp.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Deep, personal, frank, meaningful. Tim Jackson's Foreword bodes well for this new book, The Meaning of Growth, by Richard Douglas cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
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Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74โ84% in the UK and 67โ73% 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
@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74โ84% in the UK and 67โ73% 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
@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk