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    • A growing population

    By 2025, world population will be over 8 billion people. Around 2045 it will hit 9 billion and by 2100 it could reach a massive 14 billion people.

    And a much bigger world economy

    The world economy could grow a massive 26 times in this century. This will put enormous pressure on Earth’s resources. And we are already overusing at 140 percent…

    Something must change

    If we don’t start radically changing the way we consume the planet, we will be heading for a complete collapse of our consumer society. At current patterns, the planet simply cannot sustain twice as many people and an economy up to 26 times bigger than today.

    A new industrial revolution

    There is a need for a new industrial revolution where economic wealth goes hand-in-hand with environmental and social sustainability. And fast. We are reaching critical tipping points beyond which it will be too late to reverse negative trends…

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