
[Commentary] Degrowth and COVID-19: Are we drawing a simplistic connection?
In the midst of COVID-19 lockdown, a tweet highlights that the economy is about to collapse because we are now consuming only what we ‘need’. This post does not surprise…
Mr. Soumyajit Bhar is currently a PhD scholar of Sustainability Studies at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore. His dissertation attempts to understand drivers as well as environmental impacts of conspicuous consumption basket in India. He is also interested in larger questions of philosophy and ethics particularly pertaining to environmental issues.