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This reminds me of this guy: "The planet has a fever, and the cure is more capitalism, a prominent researcher argues" "This “decoupling” of growth from environ
by newdude116 6y ago
This reminds me of this guy:
"The planet has a fever, and the cure is more capitalism, a prominent researcher argues"
"This “decoupling” of growth from environmental degradation is showing up in other major economies as well, and even in some developing ones, MIT scientist Andrew McAfee argues in what’s bound to be a controversial new book. He asserts that the phenomenon represents a critical turning point in economic history—and an essential one if we hope to sustain a growing global population without decimating the planet."
https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/06/20/134845/the-planet-has-a-fever-and-the-cure-is-more-capitalism-a-prominent-economist-argues/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/06/20/134845/the-plane...
I emailed him that his data is correct but how does his conclusion fit with the fact that the west just outsources energy heavy industries to China and pointed to some statistics supporting my question. He never replied. I think he may have fucked the chicken (as my professor always said, if you did a major f. up in science).