Both threaten the world's environment — one by wasteful consumption and the other by unsustainable pressure on limited resources in the quest for sheer survival. (sciencemag.org)
Context - The growing use of energy that underlies current economic growth puts unsustainable pressure on natural resources and on the environment. (greenfacts.org)
According to The Taylor Review - Living Working Countryside - these twin threats are placing unsustainable pressure on rural economies, jeopardising their very existence. (politics.co.uk)