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Perhaps a better way to phrase the question would be: Can we have economic growth, improving prosperity and quality-of-life, while reducing our environmental i

• hannob 7y ago
  That's actually the question most people have been asking for the past decades. The answer is: The world has tried and failed and there's some serious questions about the plausibility of that endeavour. The question whether growth==good or maybe just.. it's more complicated than that and we may be able to get more quality of life without growth is far more interesting.
  • Reason077 7y ago
    Have we really tried? Firstly, despite a lot of talk and bluster, politicians around the world have done very little to regulate against climate change and other environmental issues. Secondly, many of the technologies that will make this possible - renewable energy, electrification, energy storage, etc, are only just now beginning to reach the mainstream. Many of them seemed like science fiction in past decades.
    • hannob 7y ago
      > Firstly, despite a lot of talk and bluster, politicians around the world have done very little to regulate against climate change and other environmental issues. Interestiong question is what's cause and effect here. You could argue politicians haven't done more against CC because they always shy away from doing anything that might harm the economy.
• Double_a_92 7y ago
  Probably not, because most people want a warm home, some means of transportation, food (especially meat), and other plastic consumer goods. You can't really change human nature, and you also can't fix that by some economic trickery. The only way is to find some technological solution.