“Half of the fossil fuels ever used on planet Earth by human beings has been consumed in just the last 35 years. This is the power of exponential growth. So hugely important things have happened in 50 years, including the first book that warned us of limits to growth. We’ve seen the evidence before the US Congress on Climate Change. We’ve had 27 COP meetings on climate change, a half a dozen formal agreements to reduce carbon emissions. There’s been several formal scientists’ warning to humanities. This has all taken place in the last 50 years.

Rachel Donald

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