Tim Jackson's document discusses the unsustainability of continuous economic growth and proposes a transition to an ecological economy that prioritizes human flourishing within Earth's limits. It emphasizes ecological investments, productivity dilemmas, and the need for transformative changes in economics and social structures to promote sustainability and equity. The author advocates for strategies like establishing resource caps, fiscal reforms, and measuring human capabilities over consumerism to achieve a more sustainable future.

1. Prosperity without Growth Tim Jackson 24 th September 2010 Helsinki

2. The Dilemma of Growth Growth is unsustainable Rockstrom et al, Nature 461, Sept 2009

3. The Dilemma of Growth Growth is unsustainable De-growth is unstable the pursuit of labour productivity the structure of debt the means of creation of money the pursuit of profit

4. The Myth of Decoupling x 130 improvement CO2/$ < zero by 2100? Source: Prosperity without growth , Tim Jackson (London, Earthscan 2009)

5. The Engine of Growth Income Investment Novelty Price Spending Increasing productivity shareholder value creative destruction status consumption a life without shame Households Firms Credit

6. A Better Nature? Tradition Novelty Self Other

7. Prosperity consists in our ability to flourish as human beings – within the ecological limits of a finite planet material conditions: food , clothing, shelter social and psychological flourishing: identity, meaning the role of social goods and public spaces Another Prosperity

8. A Different Economy Ecological Investment Ecological Enterprise Ecological Macroeconomics

9. Ecological Investment low carbon transition ecological assets social goods decent livelihoods

10. Ecological Enterprise providing services building capabilities supporting communities treading lightly

11. The Productivity Dilemma Ecological Enterprise Low-carbon, resource efficient economic activities that provide employment, support communities and contribute to human flourishing Productivity growth in Europe 1985 - 2005

12. Each free web search saves about 2.4 yd² of rainforest. We have already protected 13,690,860 yd² Every search saves rainforest!

13. Ecological enterprise People Ecosystems Ecological investment Ecosystem services Participation Capabilities ecological productivity improved flourishing Ecological Macroeconomics

14. Ecological Footsteps Establish the limits Fix the economics Change the social logic

15. Ecological Footsteps Establish the Limits 1. Establishing clearly defined resource/emissions caps 2. Fiscal Reform for Sustainability 3. Promoting Technology Transfer and Ecosystem Protection Fix the Economics 4. Developing the macro-economics of sustainability 5. Investing in public assets and infrastructures 6. Increasing financial and fiscal prudence 7. Improving macro-economic accounting Change the social logic 8. Sharing the work and improving the work-life balance 9. Tackling systemic inequality 10 Measuring capabilities and flourishing 11 Strengthening human and social capital 12 Reversing the culture of consumerism

16. http://www.earthscan.co.uk/pwg ‘ The crisis doesn’t only make us free to imagine other models, another future, another world. It obliges us to do so.’ President Sarkozy, September 2009