IDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Sustainable Development Goals, Global Hectare, Overconsumption
13 Nov 2018
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Forget developing poor countries, its time to de-develop rich countries. As the un"s new sustainable development goals are launched in new york, there"s little to celebrate about the business-as-usual approach. Recent research found 70% of people in middle- and high-income countries believe overconsumption is putting our planet and society at risk. This week, heads of state are gathering in new york to sign the un"s new sustainable development goals (sdgs). The main objective is to eradicate poverty by 2030. Given all the fanfare, one might think the sdgs are about to offer a fresh plan for how to save the world, but beneath all the hype, it"s business as usual. The main strategy for eradicating poverty is the same: growth. It will take 100 years for the world"s poorest people to earn . 25 a day hickel. Growth has been the main object of development for the past 70 years, despite the fact that it"s not working.
