12.07.2022 - By J. David Stein
How to solve the conundrum that consumption reductions lead to economic disasters while benefiting the environment.
Topics covered include:Why consumption, fossil fuel usage, and carbon emissions keep growingHow fossil fuel consumption goes well beyond heating and transportation uses but is tied to agriculture, steel, and cement productionThe four times global consumption fell and the dire economic consequences that resultedHow the world is consuming twice as many resources as the planet can sustainHow the economy could still grow while reducing the environmental impact
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Show Notes
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going by Vaclav Smil
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves by J.B. Mackinnon
Global Footprint Network
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