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Tell the G20: infinite economic growth on a finite planet is not possible.

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Carol Rall
10 years ago

MI

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Eric Burr
10 years ago

A big asteroid impact would be less painful.

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Sarah Bexell
10 years ago

Please accept the laws of physics and move toward a global steady state economy that will allow for a future for humans (at lower population numbers) and all other organisms.

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Dr. William Steiner
10 years ago

"Even at 6 billion the limits of planet resources are stretched; with GCW it is shortened."

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Terry Korman
10 years ago

Zero Population Growth, a steady-state economy, the "balance of nature" ... these are sustainable. Alternatively, “If we don't change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.”

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COLE D THOMPSON
10 years ago

The math speaks for itself. We must change.

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Claire Mayer
10 years ago

Let's get off this suicide path and onto a life sustaining one.

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uwe thomas
10 years ago

for a better world!!

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Manfred Max-Neef
10 years ago

Those who believe that permanent growth is possible in a finite planet are either mad or economists (Kenneth Boulding).

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Michael Rynn
10 years ago

Failure to heed is leading to mass extinctions

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Joy
10 years ago

As long as I have "enough", the health of the planet matters more than money.

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Rob Pickering
10 years ago

Come on G20 we need to get on with this!

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Denise Carrington
10 years ago

Please at last recognise that you cannot argue with physics

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Grace Adams
10 years ago

tautology

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Stephen Crouch
10 years ago

Economies based on growth are not sustainable in the long-term. We must modify how we prosper.

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Genni Pavone
10 years ago

If this evil economic system do not change we will have NO future!

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Jan I Sander
10 years ago

Sustainable growth on our finite planet is an oxymoron! We must refocus on human wellbeing for the worlds population rather than on increasing GDP which is an essentially meaningless measure. And we must use renewable energy (captured from the sun) to counter the inevitable chaos (entropy.)

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Karen Joynes
10 years ago

Time is running out for the growth economists to get the message.

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Allan Hayes
10 years ago

Must act while there is time.

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Robert Irvine
10 years ago

While our natural and social capital was abundant the ´free market´ political economy brought freedom to many and great wealth to a few. But now both natural and social capital are in deficit and fundamental reform is essential for human health, wealth and happiness. A steady state economy is essential to eliminate externalities, to redress the balance and introduce an harmonious growth political economy to sustain our ecological, social and chattel wealth for another 500 years.