The wrecking ball analogy
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U.S.A. India
Production / consumption of goods & services 21% 1%
Use of world's non-renewable resources 25% 3%
Creation of world's trash and pollution 25% 3%
Percentage of world's population 5% 16%It's about lack of sustainability "Today humanity uses the equivalent of 1.5 planets to provide the resources we use and absorb our waste. This means it now takes the Earth one year and six months to regenerate what we use in a year."
"Moderate UN scenarios suggest that if current population and consumption trends continue, by the 2030s, we will need the equivalent of two Earths to support us. And of course, we only have one." http://www.footprintnetwork.org/…- It would take more than five Earths to be able to sustain the world population if everyone consumed resources at the same rate as the United StatesZOOP
- same rate as the United StatesZOOP
- zoop do you know that http://www.huffingto…GeorgesIV
- yeah it's all about politics and profit =( some humans embrace greed to unbelievable levelsZOOP