01546nas a2200121   4500008004100000245012900041210006900170260001200239520104700251100003101298700002601329856006901355       2014                        eng d00aExploring consumption-focused policy mixes for absolute decoupling of well-being from resource use and environmental impacts0 aExploring consumptionfocused policy mixes for absolute decouplin  aLeipzig3 a<p>The overall environmental impact of consumption of resources in the EU continues to grow, requiring more biocapacity than is globally available. This appears driven by the dominant economic model putting consumerism and GDP growth at the heart of our economic system, as well as in our cultural and political systems. The paper will presents attempts of the European research project DYNAMIX to define concrete policy instruments that address the structural, underlying causes of unsustainable consumption trends and to explore their potential impacts up to 2050. While the detailed policy mix is still work in progress and will be fully elaborated and analysed in a first ex-ante assessment by August 2014, interim findings show that the policy mix might encompass inter alia: • Policy instrument to enable individuals to exchange increases in affluence to leisure, • Policy instruments to reduce individuals’ exposure to commercials, • Policies addressing infrastructure-technology-behaviour lock-ins in a systematic fashion.</p>1 aHirschnitz-Garbers, Martin1 aUmpfenbach, Katharina  uhttps://degrowth.community/conference2014/scientific-papers/3551