hey um the paper this story is based on calls for "gradually reducing the human population" through "empowering education" (sic) and "rights for girls and women" 😕 www.theguardian.com/environment/...academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
This is entirely terrifying - and while I'm glad to see it here, I don't know whether the phrase "cutting overconsumption and waste by the rich" is encouraging or not. Because as far as I can tell, they're all busy building their private island bunkers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says
"Decisive, fast action is imperative, to limit human suffering, including slashing fossil fuel burning and methane emissions, cutting overconsumption and waste by the rich, and encouraging a switch towards plant-based foods." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says
The terrifying thing is this video is 15 years old and we are still running business as usual with overconsumption and disposal of trash 😅
YouTube video by The Story of Stuff Project
Sorry you were misguided! Most people on plant-based diets fare well: much evidence shows their overall improved health & far smaller dietary footprints, whilst there are ~2 million deaths/year due to overconsumption of meat/dairy, almost all in richer countries. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Naw, there are enough issues with overconsumption of booze, then what can happen with some who get angry when they are drunk, though there should be allowances if they are with their family/guardians as some countries have, so more of a form of middle of the road between your thoughts on it and mine
Really quickly googling symptoms of caffeine overconsumption and ignoring everything I read
overconsumption of nostalgia ruins the magic
If each human being is allotted 7 cars for every year they’re alive, how many cars should a given person have previously owned? Over 250 passenger vehicles for me. Yet I’ve owned less than 10 cars in my lifetime so far. That’s the luxury and overconsumption some people may be referring to, imo.
super important! not in love with the overconsumption but glad everyone’s finally talking about daily sun care as a necessary thing