KungKras said:
On a global scale, yes. But our countries' economies are still built on return on investment, and for that to happen more often than not, markets need to grow, and that in part means population growth. This is unsustainable environmentally, but it's how our economy has been set up for hundreds of years. Maybe sometime in the future, the world can come together to solve this, and develop a better system, but right now it is in the economical interest of the state for its markets to grow, so that we can compete in the international stage and maintain our standards of living. Also Sweden has a pretty low population density, so in terms of natural resources, we can afford to have population growth. |
So the first world has expanded too much. We need to regress to a sustainable level even if that means a simpler way of life. It's not good for the planet to push this model. And countries like China, India and Brazil will do the same. It's unsustainable and it's the real problem but sadly people are selfish and only look at the short term issues.
