What is degrowth?
6 Minute English 
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<p>Should we shrink the economy to save the planet? Today, Phil is joined by Hannah from BBC podcast What in the world who explains the idea of degrowth.</p><p>Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250724</p><p>Watch episodes of What in the World on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxrFOqY6Iw&list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eMOlGZclzdcHmv7s8BFQE6 Or listen here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvrv </p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters</p><p>TRY LEARNING ENGLISH FROM THE NEWS:</p><p>https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025</p><p>FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:</p><p>Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish</p><p>Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus</p><p>LIKE PODCASTS?</p><p>Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English Stories ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English for Work</p><p>They're all available by searching in your podcast app.</p>
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