Can't happen. Western (and most other developed/developing) economies are addicted to number-never-go-down.
This is why things like the Dark Mountain project came about - https://dark-mountain.net/about/
This idea is to be like serotinous plants. Seeds and cones that can only open up when the fires come through to melt the resin that holds them shut. In a way this is what the Solar punk movement is all about. Depict, advocate and produce futures that will out last the 'line goes up' society.