Since the 1970s, we’ve been operating beyond the resources our planet can sustainably provide. Today, we use the equivalent of 1.5 earths to give us the resources we need, and also to absorb our waste. Several future scenarios suggest that if current business-as-usual trends continue, we will need the equivalent of three earths by 2050. Sustainability – of the environment, economy or society – is an attempt to ensure that the way we conduct ourselves today won’t impose unfair costs on future generations. The green economy has an important role here by increasing the share of renewable energies in the power sector, improving the efficiency of natural resource consumption, and reducing pollution.
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