Is economic growth conducive to combating climate change?

Tim Jackson in conversation with Eleni Giokos for CNN Connect’s Road to COP31 series
29 Oct 2026

The latest UN climate warning is stark: exceeding the 1.5°C warming limit is now imminent and unavoidable.

In this CNN interview with Eleni Giokos, CUSP Co-Director Tim Jackson discusses what lies behind this failure of climate policy, including the economic model that continues to drive rising emissions.

He challenges the assumption that economic growth is synonymous with prosperity, and argues for a fundamental shift towards human wellbeing, reduced reliance on fossil fuels and an economy that works within planetary limits.

A timely contribution to an increasingly urgent debate.

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