Stichwortsammlung Wachstum Bearbeiten
Keyword Collection: Growth Bearbeiten
- every supply creates its own demand
- every country tries to grow every year
- it seems that growth is no longer possible the way we do now
- bigger is not always better
- the world has sufficient resources for everyone to be comfortable, but not for everyone to have luxury
- growth and progress are not the same
- you can live without many things - it depends on the actual situation
- Proposals
- we have to save energy
- we have to reduce the growth of the population on earth (That would help to solve most problems)
- we have to reduce traffic of automobiles and aeroplanes
- most reductions we can do with modern technology and a bit intelligence and mutual cooperation of people on earth. Then we can have a comfortable life and wealth for everybody on earth. It costs not very much - at least not more than wars and other conflicts
- we can change the way we consume
- it is important to use renewable and recyclable resources
- there can be a comfortable life for everybody, when we are ready to share; e.g. car-sharing
Questions Bearbeiten
- Is „Back to basics“ or „Back to the roots“ a fundamental issue to the save earth?
- Do we have to change fundamentally the way we do business to save the planet?
- Is it possible to change the spiral of growth?
- What could you live without and what definitely not?
- Are we in a recession if we do not grow?
- Why should we grow? Why are we still in this spiral of increasing consumption, increasing production, increasing labor costs increasing prices and so on?
- MORE, BETTER, FASTER, HIGHER.... FOR WHAT?