Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds | Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] relianceschool@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 days ago

I don't believe that we should be pursuing growth in an era of global overshoot, but I do believe that this kind of messaging has a better chance of getting through to people who care more about the economy than the biosphere.

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