The late 19th-century industrial revolution triggered relentless consumerism
The Doomsday Clock is set at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest ever
Recent reports stress that green growth alone cannot curb rising carbon emissions
https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/consumerism-the-gdp-fad-and-the-planet-people-disconnect-that-fuels-it-2558041-2024-06-26
We don't have an energy production problem.
We do have an energy consumption problem.
Degrowth is the only hope.
Gerry McGovern /
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