Sentences with phrase «on a finite planet comes»

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On Thanksgiving (and Hannukah), here's a quick note — and song — of thanks to you for reading this blog, for attending to the issues and opportunities facing humanity as we come of age on a finite planet and, for those who comment here, trying to maintain a constructive approacOn Thanksgiving (and Hannukah), here's a quick note — and song — of thanks to you for reading this blog, for attending to the issues and opportunities facing humanity as we come of age on a finite planet and, for those who comment here, trying to maintain a constructive approacon a finite planet and, for those who comment here, trying to maintain a constructive approach.

Climate change is a subset of the story of our time, which is that we are coming of age on a finite planet and only just now recognizing that it is finite.

I encourage you to slow down, too, and to celebrate this remarkable moment in our history as a species, as we slowly come to grips with the predicament of trying to mesh infinite aspirations with life on a finite planet.

Through most of this month and the next few days, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is hosting an enormous gathering of environmentalists, diplomats, scientists, indigenous leaders and others trying to break new ground in international efforts to fit human activities and aspirations within the constraints that come with life on a finite planet.

The best we can do at present is regulatory constraint on this or that as they come up, but as the exponential economy hits the ceiling of the finite planet, an ever greater number of such constraints become necessary.

It is true that the coming years won't be pleasant, as our society and economy hits the wall and then realigns around what was always an obvious reality: You can not have infinite growth on a finite planet.