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Where Are We Going, Really? (Part 3)
Tipping Point: The True Story of "The Limits to Growth"
The Importance of Decoupling Economic Growth From Environmental Harms
Economists insist we can continue growing our economies while continually decoupling from environmental harms. Ecological economists such as Tim Perique have concluded this is not the case. The more governments try to pursue growth in order to solve the ecological and social crisis, paradoxically, the more likely they are to give into polluters in order to achieve it. It feels irresponsibly foolish to bet the survival of humanity on a highly improbable miracle predicted by the obscure models of a handful of economists. If you believe in green growth, the burden of proof is on you.
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