The global economy has already outgrown the Earth, writes Jason Hickel. Yet even the UN insists that we need decades of continued economic growth to end poverty. The truth is the precise reverse: we must end growth - not just to save our planet but to refocus the economy on meeting human needs. What is so refreshing about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals is that they recognise the inherent tension between economic development and the ecology of our planet.

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