Sentences with phrase «growth people and planet»

by Deborah McNamara on January 30, 2014 1 Dan O'Neill economic solutions Enough is Enough finite growth people and planet Rob Dietz sustainable economy

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There is a great sense of pride that comes from doing what very few other people on the planet will do and that is a very good for your self - esteem, confidence, and personal growth.

«Together we can accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics, as we seek to empower every person and organization on the planet.»

Helping entrepreneurs build businesses that spark growth, innovate and protect people and planet.

According to the UN High - Level Panel report «every day, poverty condemns 1 out of 7 people on the planet to a struggle to survive;» The UN High - Level Panel reports notes that «continuing on current growth trends, about 5 % of people will be in extreme poverty by 2030, compared with 43.1 % in 1990 and a forecast 16.1 % in 2015» (2013:44).

And, of course, growth of knowledge (hopefully not focused on making more and better ways to kill people, etc.) will help create progress and boost the economy, as well as creative ways to heal the planAnd, of course, growth of knowledge (hopefully not focused on making more and better ways to kill people, etc.) will help create progress and boost the economy, as well as creative ways to heal the planand better ways to kill people, etc.) will help create progress and boost the economy, as well as creative ways to heal the planand boost the economy, as well as creative ways to heal the planet.

At least to me, it appears that the current, huge scale (6.6 billion people) and projected growth (to 9.2 billion people by 2050) of the human family could reach a point in history when the human species becomes unsustainable on a planet with the size and make - up of Earth.

Various Updates You have probably heard that two of President - elect Donald J. Trump's advisors have been pushing for a reboot of the mission of NASA, focusing more on exploration of extraterrestrial space and less on studying the one planet we know is inhabited by 7.35 billion people, with at least a couple of billion more coming along before humanity's puberty - style growth spurt shifts to something new past 2050.

I particularly enjoyed the workshop on «Storytelling in the Anthropocene: Picturing People and the Planet» (find the summary here), which featured illuminating video reports on humanity's growth spurt from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Nepal by a new generation of visual communicators who are breaking down conventional definitions of media.

What reasonable person who is paying attention to the world around them and is free from the denial and economic fundamentalism that surrounds us isn't aware on some level that: — the phrase «sustainable growth» is an oxymoron — there are about 4 times as many people on this planet as it can sustain — All this stuff (including food) depends on cheap oil, which we are out of — Every ton of CO2 is further decreasing what the planet can sustain, and — We're teaching the world to be as shallow and dysfunctional as we are.

Even high economic growth and / or population growth can only push resources limits with possibility of abrupt population decline, but certainly not extinction of every person on the planet.

All economic activity, and all programs designed to stimulate economic growth and job creation, should take into account the» triple bottom line,» which includes people and the planet as well as profit.

This manual elucidates the ways in which population dynamics (growth, composition and distribution) interact with climate change and impact the well - being of people and the planet.

World on the edge: how to prevent environmental and economic collapse — Powerpoint slideshow and PDF showing that demand for natural resources is outstripping supply (Lester Brown) The steady - state economy — Powerpoint slideshow questioning why economic growth is seen as the solution to the world's economic problems instead of a cause The steady - state economy and economic degrowth — Powerpoint slideshow arguing for «ecological ecomomics» (Blake Alcott) Review of People and the Planet — Powerpoint slideshow summarising the report (Richard Vernon) Growthbusters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 — Powerpoint slideshows about sustainability that can be used singly or combined (Sandy Irvine)

97 % of people on the planet have been brainwashed to believe they need to go back to burning dung to power their laptop so that we can slow down the growth rate of plants and speed up the transition to a normal period of climate described as an ice age.

But, when the coincident effects of meeting these human rights also helps to slow down population growth, then that is a win - win for people, planet, and the other species with which we share Earth.

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There is a strong political call for our economies to deliver more sustainable growth, to more people, and to recognise that universal energy access and energy security are critical to the shared prosperity and future of our planet.