If We Bring The Good Life To All, Will We Destroy The Planet?
A new study offers an intriguing way to calculate the answer.
by Nurith Aizenman
Feb 07, 2018
3 minutes
Our blog often features stories about efforts to improve life for this planet's 7 billion inhabitants: How to make sure everyone has access to clean water and power, medical care to stay healthy, enough income to feed their kids, education for the children so they can fulfill their potential.
But a new study in the Journal Nature Sustainability poses a question not often considered: If we were to succeed in providing all this, what would be the cost to the environment?
In other words, can our planet actually sustain the good life for all?
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